The taste has a good amount of acid, citrus, some apples. The taste whatsoever has maderisation wich last long in the aftertaste.
Both Krug 1989 and 1988 should be drunk asap. For 9 years ago theese two vintages was on my top 10 list and they where amazing together with the best Krug ever the 1979!
9 years later theese two amazing vintages dont include the taste anymore of: honey, fudge, deep spices, butterscotch, and licorice the complexity and aromatic parts of the wines has fallen out of the window.
Score
2015: 97-98 points 2024: 85 points.
Drink now and enjoy!
If you have one bottle on Magnum, I think its another story and it might be a lot better!
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not blind we had 2 bottles. The first one was perfect. At his peak. All Krug elements with bubbles and elegant acidity. From great provenance for one more decade at least. 99
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[Magnum] As bright and fresh and energetic as this wine gets. Truly reference / benchmark standard of excellence. Complete, has everything, especially tight tension and mousse on this mag. Crisp. Perfect. Consistent notes.
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Krug tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Superleggero Champagne Tasted blind - Pirate. Clear, medium amber color. Very warm, ripe and advanced nose with fine caramel notes. On the palate you could feel its age, but it was wonderfully balanced and round, provided great elegance and finesse, the high acidity was still alive and kicking and even though there were some signs of oxidation it was juicy and very joyful to drink. Very long and fine, complex finish. What a wonderful surprise! 94-95
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Drank a mag. at 2023 Fete de Champagne Gala with friends. Som's served it at the perfect temp. What a great bottle. Sadly, my last magnum of 88'! Still has year to go!
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Drank a magnum with friends at dinner soirée Water Bar restaurant with seafood tower. This wine has years to go still 5-10. Drinking fabulously now rich mature, palate enveloping flavors and a regal gold color. This baby is singing ! Drank with R&R, and J of J&J - paired with seafood tower.
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Lafon Montrachet vertical with some great champagne and reds. (Four Seasons, Minneapolis, MN): Served en magnum with apps before our vertical tasting of Lafon Montrachet 2000-2019. One of my favorite champagnes ever. Fortunately, I've had this wine several times due to gracious hosts. This was a great bottle. Golden, bright, fresh, some caramel and biscuits. Lingering finish.
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Twelve Vintages of Lafon Montrachet: A stunning mag of Krug, that was perfect in every respect. Literally perfect. Served pre and post a five hour dinner and if anything improved during that time.
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Brought this for corkage at a restaurant and I was as nervous as the somm when it was opened. I didn’t have a backup and my hopes were high on this one. The pour was full of bubbles, the color was a perfect golden hue. It was as if the little splash of Krug smiled at me from the glass as it hit the bottom for the initial taste that was poured. I knew from the look it would be good before even trying it.
Honey, Carmel, and fruit on the nose and the perfect bit of acidity on the palate with a finish that lingers. Perfect bottle (no good wines, just bottles as they say) and this delivered beyond my hopes and expectations. I had a rough day and the opportunity and occasion to enjoy this wine changed everything. Thoroughly enjoyed over two hours and slowly drinking from Chardonnay glasses was perfect. It opened up after 20-30 minutes and never got tired. The wine worked with every dish I threw at it; appetizers, fish, meat, desserts.
Can’t imaging this will get any better an couldn’t ask for more. Not just the best champagne I have ever had, but the best wine I have ever had.
I need to cellar a lot more Champagne.
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Atlanta Musigny & Chevy Dinner: Fully mature, but not tired in the least. Great acid core with wonderful oxidative notes, great body and a long finish.
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From magnum. Golden in color and I would say fully mature, probably overly mature for some. Burnished notes, rich and deep, slow. Beautiful, but fully mature. Drink up!
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5th time I come across this bottle whose price has now skyrocketed
Extremely rich nose between candied orange, curry, hazelnut and grilled almonds.
On the palate, the wine is less structured than the previous bottles. In fact, it's a V6 that runs on 5 legs as they say. Once the nose settles down a bit, the mouth takes on volume with an obvious vinosity and roasted aromas of coffee beans. Then the nose takes over and the mouth runs out of steam. And vice versa. In fact, it is quite frustrating since there is no harmony between the nose and the mouth. The bitters remain beautiful on the finish, which opens the way to a grand, saline and intense finish with great length, more in line with the pedigree of the wine.
It is sometimes necessary to accept that certain bottles of a cuvée which is now 35 years old are weaker than others. It remains excellent, but other vintages are at their peak now, I remain very happy to have drunk this vintage at its best moment.
I look at this bottle every year for our annual Christmas tree. Decorating bottle of champagne. Finally, I pulled it. It is amazingly young and vibrant for a 34 year old champagne. Golden and viscous, Still with a little mousse. Just a hint of hazelnut. The palate is Tart with a very deep flavors Lemon zest and savory caramel. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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Krug 1988. I toppform er dette en av Champagnes beste viner gjennom historien. Denne flasken var dessverre ikke en slik. Den er drikkbar, men viser bare glimt av sin storhet. Småsliten og forlengst passert av sine yngre brødre. Kjenner ikke til opphavet av flasken, men har mine mistanker om en turbulent barndom. Krug er Krug så det glir ned. Lengden er slettes ikke verst og det kiler litt helt i finish. 89-90p
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Showing its age like a silver fox — aging character is definitely noticeable but it wears it beautifully and still has vibrancy for miles. Honey color and nearly still. Almond and sherry and whispers of caramel on the nose and palate then sweet green apples then classic Krug character and then a finish for days with a tight acid line and minerals and cream. Fleeting hints of mushrooms suggest it’s worth drinking soon. Overall one of the most beautifully aged bottles of wine I’ve had — the age is adding interesting notes that are still in balance and loss of energy hasn’t set in. Excellent.
Update: still thinking about this bottle 6 weeks later so bumping from 98 to 100 points. The most beautifully aged wine I’ve ever had or could imagine — age characteristics adding to the whole story and detracting nothing. Wonderful.
Brought a magnum to the Gala of La Fete du Champagne LA 2022. Shared with friends and my new friend Wolfgang Puck. The sommes working the event had the bottle chilled to a perfect temp and everyone said it was the WOTN, for our table at lease! I am sure Oliver Krug was drinking something fabulous at his table, next to us. Drinking wonderfully now and will for the next few years. Did I do enough name dropping Lol... Fun event!
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This pours deep gold in the glass. Very present effervescence shows in the glass and on the palate. The nose is insane and wide open. Aromas are of toffee, candied lemon peel, candied mint, light roast espresso, fresh white mushroom, sweet old cedar, and brioche. The palate is also just lovely showing the effervesce, and the power and richness you'd expect. Dosage feels like about 8 g/l, with the medium acidity this needs to maintain balance with all the richness. All in all this is a glorious and wide open classic bottle of Krug and is just stunningly beautiful, fully mature and just about as good as any Krug I've ever had. Whoa!
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What more can be said of one of the best vintages Krug has ever released? Powerhouse of a wine that still somehow shows a sly youthfulness in its fruit but full on golden delicious development. If you've never had it, really gotta search out a bottle and get wow'd.
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BYOK! (Ai Fiori): Magnum, makes all the difference. Rich and ethereal nose, best expression of the vintage Krug tonight, and a legend for a reason (97-98pt). Acidity and toasty profile in perfect harmony, so heavenly for a single year! Initially slightly light, but it kept gaining weight with every new pour. Super deep heat. 95-96+
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drinking with 88 krug collection. this bottle is more soft, smooth, lighter body, less concentration. more fresh. less acidity. seems younger. After aeration, this bottle getting more sweetness and better intensity but less and less bubble. This bottle goes away more quickly than 88 collection.
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One of the two wines of the night based on a Current Drinking perspective. Beautiful light golden with fine mousse that quickly dissipated. Wonderful nose of lemon curd, toasted green apple, nuts, and hints of caramel. All continue on the palate, supported by fine acidity. Long, complex rich finish. Drinking well and should go another 5-10.
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Ramonet Montrachet Lunch (Phoenix, AZ USA): Dark color, secondary and tertiary notes. Nevertheless, it retains fruit and is a serious and complex wine. Great showing today.
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Visually an older Champagne with a deep gold color. Still holding plenty of fizz. Aromatically, a beguiling combination of citrus and deeper honey and nut notes. Palate has plenty of acidity that conveys as a lemon curd flavor profile. Honey, nougat, nuts, browned butter, and some toffee notes all show up in the mid-palate and finish, which is medium long. I continue to think my favorite bottles of this wine are in the past but it isn't finished yet. This was served mostly on its own with some smaller antipasti selections. A better food pairing would help it to shine more brightly. Drink.
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20 years in Knickarp 2021-06-12 (Knickarp): Dag 1 Lite ljusare gyllengul I doften - Känns mer äppelfruktig, mer mineralisk, mer grillad citrus jmfrt med Salon 88. Inte alls lika intensiv eller komplex som Salon 88. Inte alls lika nötig och kryddig. Behöver luft. Känns knuten.
I smaken - wow vilken jäkla energi ❤️. Hög syra, oerhört energisk, fantastisk struktur, enorm finish med grillad citrus. Oerhört spänstig och UNG, men återhållsam rent aromatiskt.
Dag 2 Utvecklades inte nämnvärt dag 2. Lite mer nötighet och kryddor men fortfarande rätt blyg i doften med grillad citrus och gula äpplen. Fortfarande en fantastisk energi i munnen, elegant, spänstig, stram och tight med hög syra och lång finish. Men aromatiken kommer inte alls fram tycker jag. Den kändes ung och nästan knuten samtidigt som hela vinet darrar av puls.
Väldigt annorlunda än andra Krug jag druckit. Har inte alls den nötigheten o kryddigheten jag känt tidigare. Trodde den skulle vara mer tertiär i tonerna. Kan den verkligen behöva mer tid? Eller var det en sämre flaska? Fast den kändes verkligen inte trött utan tvärtom full av liv. Och en fantastisk struktur.
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Complex and changing nose, sometimes bitter orange, sometimes hazelnut, sometimes roasted ... The effervescence is more suggested than present.
The palate begins with a creamy attack, over which a dense material unfolds with a magnificent acid frame. It’s still vibrant and energetic. Definitely, this champagne seems to don't want to age, we would give it 10 years less with these magnificent aromas of crushed strawberries mixed with sweet spices that fill the palate. Structured Champagne that reveals itself in layers with a winey touch and a well-integrated hint of oxidation. Final which reveals magnificent bitters with an explosion of dried fruit, then the length unfolds in an interminable way on saline notes.
Delicious, this 1988 does not seem to age, the cold years seem to be protected from oxidation. The 1988 Collection drunk late last year had an extra texture that made it look great, but this vintage is just below it, it's excellent and still looks like it can evolve.
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As expected there’s a lot of aged notes of walnut, caramel and smoke. Modest mousse and couronne correct for age. Nice texture, decent acidity. Despite perfect provenance though it lacks freshness even for age; the Collection drinks better. This was fabulous 10 years ago even though I like old champagne.
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I found this to be a bit dry and austere but still very good. Drank a bottle of younger NV Krug rose earlier in the night which I actually preferred to this.
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DRC GE Lunch: Dense and exciting, intense pear and very lively. This is like a '90's Leflaive with bubbles and a splash of pear juice. A "wow" Champagne to be sure.
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An excellent bottle. Still some bubbles left! Intense golden color. Intense notes of toasted butter brioche still some exotic fruits left and a elegant mineral note. Full bodied with perfectly balanced acidity and super long intense luscious and inspiring finish. What a treat!
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[Blind] Stylistically a little oxidative, but also just a mature and developed wine. That, plus the honey, cereal grain, toasted nits, and sort of apple cidery notes suggested old Krug. Effervescence was still quite good and there is still good acidity in here. Maybe, technically, there are fresher examples out there (like Sept. 2019 note in Champagne) but this was a terrific bottle. Little bit of that butterscotch too.
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Last bottle and the one I had the highest hopes for. Warm hello color. Very fine bubbles but fades quickly. Elegant nose with secondary aromas bordering on tertiary. Still very linear and present acidity. Great bottle but was slightly further matured than expected/hoped for.
Beautiful golden color with tiny fleeting bubbles. Vivid nose and wonderful flavors, mostly secondary with some nuts and citrus in evidence, along with dilute balsamic vinegar. Good supporting acidity with considerable depth and nuance, and a long finish. This is the third bottle of this wine that I was privileged to drink. It was a splendid addition to our Thanksgiving meal with turkey and all the trimmings. It began the meal, which ended with a Fonseca 1992 vintage port. Krug may be the best of the holy of holies of Champagne, which also includes Bollinger, Tattinger, and Roederer. I have enjoyed them all. There is nothing quite like old bubbly, even when you are alone with your wife with no other family or friends at the end of this year of losses for so many.
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Saturday lunch gathering (Bethesda, Maryland): The color is light amber and cloudy so initially worrisome. Fully mature nose displaying very ripe yellow and red fruit, tarte tatin, apricot, a hint of red currant, honey, light caramel, nutmeg and cinnamon, toffee, sourdough, smoke and limestone. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of decadent yellow fruit, rich and sweet yet also showing good balance and hamony, bright acidity and mineral, and a long sweet yellow fruit driven finish with caramel at the end. With air, it freshens up which reminds me an old Grave from the 40s. This is no sign of Madeira. Although it is more advanced than the previous few bottles, it is incredibly complex. Not for everyone but I love it.
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I originally gave it a 98 but then realized I’d have liked a touch sharper citrus note. Truly a fabulous champagne , on top of a beautiful MV 168 the night before
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A private dinner (Restaurant Zoldering, Amsterdam, NL): ID 215027, “received its cork spring 2015”, released 2018. An individual batch of 200 (!) bottles. Original disgorgement, aged in the cellars at Krug until release, recorked in 2015. Pale golden colour, youthful for age, gentle but perfectly lively mousse; the most amazing nose, fresh and incredibly complex, so layered and deep and fragrant, rich but pure and precise, white walnuts and spiced honey and citrus fruit and flowers, only a hint of mushroom - pointless to offer individual descriptors; the palate has the elegant, minerally core of the terroir and the bright and lively acidity of the vintage, wonderful seamless freshness at 32 years of age, very youthful, gentle bitters; crème patissière on the complete, very long and layered finish that keeps on going. An effortless masterpiece with decades ahead of it.
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Terrifically complex nose of orange marmalade, caramel, poached pear, vanilla, spice, lemon curd and red apple married to a deep gold color, almost cider-like.
Great balance on the palate, with much more citrus and acidity than the nose might suggest, pulling off the trick of simultaneously being clean and fresh but also having superb breadth and depth. One of those truly great “older” champagnes where it’s better than you might have imagined and you feel lucky to have caught it at such a moment.
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Yellow color with a bouquet and flavor of dried apples, toast, citrus, and a hint of dilute balsamic vinegar. Fleeting tiny bubbles. Good balance, depth and nuance, with a long finish. Similar to the prior bottle and wonderful wine for my birthday. Krug seldom disappoints.
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This bottle was in perfect condition and had very good carbonation/mousse. Perfect notes of intense apple, pear, honey, and hints of baking spices. The palate was effortless yet intense and just pure pleasure.
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Pretty matured aromas of baked fruit, apple pie, chemical overtones and hints of caramel and other oxidative notes. Incredible creamy mousse on the palate. Accompanied by balanced acidic structure. 94-95 points.
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blind nailed it. A bit evolved but at his Peak. All the Elements you love with an old Krug vintage. Freshness, Balanced, roasted nuts and dried apricot, figs and honey. Lovely wine with Food. 95-96
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Came from a bottle that had a fair bit of ullage (~5cm) which i suppose isn’t horrible with the long thin neck, but not ideal...not sure how much it impacted the wine, but it was tasty nonetheless.
The color was advanced and the aromas were secondary with caramel, nuts, and yellow apple, yet the palate retains crispness with citrus notes joining the party and very fine bubbles. Energetic with mature notes, it’s just how i like my champagne
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1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Fourth Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Exquisite nose displaying decadent yellow fruit, tarte tatin, a hint of red currant, yeast, crème brulee, honey, cinnamon, smoke and limestone mineral. Perfectly integrated palate, beautifully layered decadent sweet yellow fruit, very fine medium generous mousse, rich and opulent yet energetic and detailed, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a seamless long sweet yellow fruit driven finish. It is fully maturity yet remains energetic and vibrant. Drinking exceptionally well. A great well stored example.
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Kuki'o Wine Trip 2019; 9/22/2019-9/28/2019 (Champagne & Bordeaux): A fascinating side-by-side comparison of ‘88 ‘Collection’ and ‘88 regular release, and tonight the ‘88 regular absolutely crushed the ‘Collection’ and the ‘Collection’ bottle was pulled from the Krug cellars. The freshness and sharpness here was amazing whereas the ‘Collection’ showed more tired and oxidative character than you’d hope for. The ‘Collection’ was hitting more tertiary Champagne notes of cinnamon and caramel whereas the regular release showed more like a fresh ‘00, or ‘96, but without screechy acid. A really lucky and fresh example. Best '88 Krug i've had.
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Giallo tendente all'ambra, colore un pò evoluto rispetto al mio ricordo, bolla sottilissima e poco presente nel bicchiere. Naso in continuo muoversi, nocciola tostata e mandorla, fumo, miele, albicocca disidratata, profumo di sale, sottobosco di foglie non pesanti. Bocca entra dritto, poi con il tempo si allarga, bolla sottile e poco presente ma cè, acidità pulisce tutto con ritorni miele e sale, ed accenni liquirizia. Grazie
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great champagne , needs time to show all the best. Initially closed but fortunately we had 2/3 hours time to drink it. Changed a lot during the dinner, very complex, gold color , bread , at the beginning mashroom , toasted , butter , honey , dried flowers . Very elegant with still really nice acidity , balanced , full power and very long finish
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A few favourites with coq au vin (Chicago, IL): This is similar to the 2004 in the way that it seems to be driven by the white fruit and acidity of chardonnay. (As a side note, this is more lithe and elegant than the much broader 1996.) So youthful that if served blind, I'm pretty sure I would never have gotten to a 30-year-old wine. Sure, there are some more biscuity things going on with the palate here and there are some wisps of secondary characteristics too, but this is driven by its fresh acidity. Like the 164eme in some sense, this doesn't have those heavier oxidative elements that I traditionally associate with Krug, but the raw power and sense of depth here are absolutely correct. Is this what the 2004 will age into?
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Deep yellow with a hint of orange. Transient mousse-basically like drinking an old still white wine at this point. And what a wine it is! Hardly any nuttiness or fatigue of any sort over the 2 hours we spent with. Full bodied, creamy, fabulous acidity, and rising bitter citrus. Unbelievable mouth presence, length, and aftertaste. Incredible wine at its absolute peak and a heroic older Champagne experience.
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Slightly lighter color than the Dom with more bubbles.
Toast, gunpowder and quince/pear and preserved lemon with great precision lively acidity. I really don't get that heavy caramel sauce component like in the Dom.
I still like the 06 SWC better though as it's creamier on the palate.
I'll take recommendations on other champagnes to try out.
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Lovely golden color with tiny fleeting bubbles. Bouquet and flavor of toast, dried apples. minerals, and hints of dilute basalmic vinegar, with a fruitier profile than I anticipated for such an old Champagne. Very good balance with considerable depth and a long finish. Very pleasant wine for our Easter dinner of lobster, roasted potato slices, and asparagus with parmesan and olive oil. This was a wow wine. God bless Krug.
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Cellared since release. Some mousse on pouring into Riesling glasses, not much bead after. Light brass color, an intense deep classic bready Krug-y nose with aged complexity. Rich, powerful and complex on the palate, well balanced, long finish. Compared to a bottle last year, this was very similar with a bit more complexity. Should continue to drink well for many years. Outstanding.
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Excellent bottle. Wonderful nose - but the taste is actually where the magic happens. Difficult to describe the flavours. Has so much of everything. Richness, complexity, acidity, finish. This is my highest scoring wine so far.
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Reassuringly great. It’s in a perfect spot for my taste at age thirty. Modest mousse of pinpoint bubbles. Wonderful texture from the dense fruit and the prickly bubbles. Medium weight and power, so gentle in Krug terms with subtle yeast autolysis. Integrated wheat and citrus with outstanding complexity. You need to savor and study it a bit without food to fully appreciate its beauty.
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Dinners around the HDH Auction; 12/13/2018-12/15/2018 (Chicago IL): Fully mature apple and pear on nose and palate with very impressive concentration. Certainly more mature than I prefer, but this maintains its charm on the basis of its power and depth. Bottle bought shortly after release, and perfectly stored since.
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Eric's visit to DC - Champagne, White Burgundy, Rhone, Piedmont and etc. (Officina - Washington D.C.): Perfectly mature Krug nose displaying subtle yet decadent yellow fruit, tarte tatin, lemon curd, orange marmalade, a hint of red currant, brioche, honey, cinnamon, strong black truffle and mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, finely layered, sweet rich yellow fruit, very fine medium abundant mousse, rich yet energetic and precise, bright acidity, good limestone mineral and a seamless long rich yet pure yellow fruit driven finish with a hint of brioche and honey at the end. Drinking perfectly and absolutely no reason to wait.
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This was an incredible showing. Exactly what you would dream a mag of 88 krug would be. Pale yellow colour still. Incredibly fresh and piercing on the nose and palate. Tons kept in reserve and would easily have gone another 20 years before hitting its peak. I was thrilled by how it showed and saddened that it was my only one!
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Bought on release and stored in one of those 54-55 degree cellars since. Immediately very good. After 10 minutes excellent. After 2 hours WOTN over 00 Raveneau Clos and 01 Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet. One of the best bottles I’ve had to date of this legendary vintage.
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Typical Krug perfume, bread crust, biscuit, fig and date, but not dried, deep, concentrated, phantastic length and freshness in spite of the light oxidative style. 98(99)
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Late release: wonderful and rich with plenty of freshness and acidity because it was late release. A little less complex than the regular 88 but no less delicious. Perfect next to the 96 Salon.
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Consistent notes. Good caramel and fall spices in the rich golden fruit here. Pleasantly oxidative although with energy and tension yet. A classic. Solid opener to a brilliant lunch with a pal.
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Gorgeous plate of citrus and honey with seamless balanced acidity. classic Krug oxidative biscuit nose. Many tiny micro bubbles. Best bottle of Krug or any champagne I have ever had. Just bought 6 more.
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As utterly beautiful as you can imagine. We must have had a great bottle indeed - as it showed plenty of honeyed color but so fresh and alive. There is a slow hum of oxidation to keep things deep and delicious along with fruit cake and marzipan. One person at the table called it "bonkers". Breathtaking.
Pours bright deep golden with the smallest visible bubbles. The nose is very pronounced with high notes of flowers, chamomile and dried yellow roses, ripe apricot and golden apples, lemon tart and gingerbread, nougat, a touch of honey pastry in a very charming and clean mantle. There is also a waxy amber and white mushroom note to it where the age starts to show up. The mousse in the mouth is superfine and very delicate and it leaves room to an embracing texture, lively acidity and a back palate where the dosage hugs the mouth and helps to carry the flavors further. The whole is in beautiful balance where the flowers and fruit are followed by a gentle clementine acid that carries it all very well. A stunning harmony with a still lively juicy feeling where the age is embracing the youth. Jaw dropping!
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while the 90 was showing that ripe oxidative krug profile, the fruit here is so clean, bright and focused. It’s as generous as the 90 but without the sweetness and rests more on the purity and lift of the pear and lemon. Persistent till the end with a sappy acid crisp on the long finish. 88 krug brut & mesnil are the absolute stars of the Krug lineup in the last 30 years.
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Tasted side by side with the 1990 krug vintage. This 88' was showing a bit more musk in comparison to start, though once we got the serving temperature down it rallied. A little less extract and energy v. the 90' though showing exceptional elegance and purity from the entry and across the palate. Very graceful and satisfying through the finish. By the end, both the 88' and 90' showed so well that it was almost too close to call. Photo finish.
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PnP. Golden yellow colour. On nose, hazelnut, vanilla, minareted orange skin, ginger, roasted almond, on palate, quite fresh, especially compare to other older vintage Krug, acidity was vibrant, percise and complex, which offered good structure for the wine. After three hours, the acidity becomes rounder and the wine showed more candied fruits, marmalade, slightly riper but still very balanced and enjoyable. This bottle was fresher than I originally expected, a vintage with slightly higher acidity and freshness in my view, still quite young and can age a couple more years. The good provenance could also contribute to the freshness of this bottle as I bought it directly from Krug. It is a late release, disgorged in autumn 2005. The blend was 50% Pinot, 32% Chardonnay, 18% Pinot Meunier. 1988 Krug has not yet been made to be part of the Krug Collection due to its youth and ageing potential.
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The most distinct and memorable feature of this wine was it body. I've never had a Champagne with a body/mouthfeel like this. If this wine had been without carbonation and had different aromas, I would swear it was probably a macerated white wine (orange wine) from eastern Italy. This wine felt thick and dense, but not in a creamy/oaky way. I was fortunate enough to try this wine side-by-side with several tete de cuvees from 2000 (Taittinger Comte de Champagne, Pierre Peteres Les Chetillon, and Duval Leroy Femme) and a 1995 Krug. The 1988 is in a different realm than those other Champagnes in terms of richness, development, complexity and uniqueness. There were great oxidative and tertiary notes such at ginger, hazelnut, brownies and apple skins. The acid was phenomenal for a blended champagne and the finish was long. While this was my first Krug 1988, I've had many other bottles of Champagne from the 1980s and based on those experiences, this wine isn't even close to "over the hill" for a Champagne. However, I understand that some people prefer their Champagnes to have more fresh, primary notes, and had I been fortunate enough to taste the 1988 Krug previously, its possible that I might have found it even better when younger...possible, but doubtful. The only reason I didn't give this wine 100 points is that I can imagine (and am hoping) that I will one day taste an even better Champagne.
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Golden hued; rich spiced apple maturity with loads of toffee and smoke. Clearly in the decline though quite consistent with my last note of late 2015 on this. Ponderings on the "magic" of some cellar's ideal conditions,..blah, blah, blah,... aren't going to mean crap to this wine going forward. If you really like dying champagne, that's one thing. The fizz is going fast and it isn't going to taste like a mature white burg but more like a caramel dessert. Drink up!
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A vivid nose of toffee and caramel, vanilla and various spices that continue on the palate. Rich, sumptuous, but clearly delieneated flavors persist through to the finish. Impressive as this bottle was perhaps a bit advanced and may not represent the wine at present time. Loveley quality here.
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goldish color...for a longtime my fav krug. these were original release andin bond stored.....one owner(me)....this is starting to become more evolved than i like my champagne. slight applenote
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Will T’s (30th) 87s (Noizé, London): Mid to full gold. Nicely rich on the nose. Properly Krug. Drops away a little on the finish but very nice and very drinkable. Lots of ginger spice. Lovely. ****
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The fragrance promises so much. Finding nice age tones (Duh!). Cool fruit. Caramelized lime. New Year Rockets. Butterscotch Fudge. Honey and butterfried trattorella. Tasting it everything is in harmony. An Acidity (with big "A") leading the way and suggesting that this is a near immortal wine. Pine, dried and fresh limezest. Smooth hazelnut. Coppa. The edge of freshly baked sourdough bread. Quinine. And Earl-Gray .... ice cream! The mousse is among the most beautiful I've seen. Microscopic bubbles and lots of them. It's like velvet in the mouth. Best champagne I've drunk in the last 10+ years.
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not as exuberant or thrilling as the last bottle, there was more notable development and caramel, thin mousse, and a nice saline streak with a little acidity to keep it interesting for me. I liked this a little more than others
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Sarasota reunion: Krug, Carillon, LLC, Lynch, Yquem (Michael’s on East, Sarasota): Cellared since release. Very little fizz, a light brass color, an enveloping deep classic bready Krug-y nose with aged complexity. Rich, powerful and complex on the palate, well balanced and without a hint of oxidation, this should continue to perform for many years. Outstanding.
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Amberish in color, nose full of honey, white flowers and toast. Very fine mousse, very well developed palate that is both deep and wide with loads of shaved nuts, very long length with plenty of minerals. Stayed in top form for over 3hours, this is not just a champagne but can drink as a wine. Marvelous.
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This is my tasting note #992 on Cellartracker and this is my first time I have given a wine 100 points.
I love Krug 1988 and I have had it many times from bottles but this time I tasted it from a magnum for the first time and it was mind-blowing. Krug Clos du Mesnil 1985 was my previous favourite champagne but I think this is even better. Krug perfume on the nose, acacia honey, packed with fruit and very balanced. Everything is there. A beautiful wine. It was exactly the same two hours after we opened it which bodes well for the future.
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5 years since last taste. Wow, this is fresh and needs 30 min to open up. Colour is light yellow on the core with golden edges. Totally clear and sparkling colour. Great and expansive nose of burnt butter, caramel, truffles and other tertiary aromas. Full bodied but with such a great balance. Creamy texture. Piercing acidity which makes for a very long finish. The greatest champagne in 2017!
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Long birthday lunch at Noble Rot (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): Deeper colour than for the MV. Served blind you could sense the age here. Most tasters picked in the 1990s but I guessed the Champagne as a 1988. Once revealed, you could easily see the family resemblance with the MV. A fresh bouquet of tangerines, spices, peaches and nut oil with a creamy or lactic element - a little Brie de Meaux-like. In the mouth, superb fresh acidity. 'The sweet fruit has largely gone but not the acidity', said Cathy. Grapefruit, burnt toffee, dry brushwood, Turkish delight, soil and clotted cream on apricot pie. Detailed and layered. A superb vintage Krug. For me, now in its prime drinking window.
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Rare Cote-Rotie Dinner ('91, '88, '83) (Blue Hill (NYC)): [Magnum] Great butterscotch and buttered popcorn nose. Piercing acid on the palate still. Good richness and developing nice nutty scents and flavors. Very creamy as well. Good balance of energy and maturity. Persistent. A fantastic showing out of this tonight.
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High acidity, linear, and focused. I would have enjoyed this a lot more had it not been served next to the '85, which was more complete, rounder, and more complex. In any case, this is a great Champagne, still on the young side -- well stored examples are likely to peak in 5-10 years.
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thought this was amazing, managed to balance freshness and precision with a wealth of secondary flavors like nuts, butterscotch, a touch of honey and a strong saline note on the finish. in a great place. tyvm fatboi :^)
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"Champagne BYOB #14, all tested blind. Last bottle in third flight of 6 Krug vintages. WOW ⭐️ ATTENTION!! This is something really extra. Imagine 14 wine geeks being served 6 Krug vintages not knowing what's in the glasses. People start whispering and talking, and they all talked about the same glass. Immense power, striking elegance, purity and finesse, delicate and find-tuned like a Mozart symphony. Got goosebumps thinking I'm in the presence of greatness. This was the perfect vintage/bottle/timing! 100p"
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Full yellow, some remaining fizz that is short lived. Definite caramel, oxidative tone, very creamy, then fantastic acidity and stoniness. Like an old Grand Cru white Burgundy with residual bubbles. Great bottle.
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I've always maintained that the 96 will be better than the 88 with time. This bottle makes me doubt myself. The richness and complexity is supported by an acidity that just rachets up with time. A superlative bottle.
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A more advanced bottle with less freshness, particularly on the finish, than better bottles provide. Still, the '88 is impressive for the breadth of the palate. 93-
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Amazing youthfulness. Strong acidity. Slightly darker than the 90s vintages in other glasses. More brioche and creme brulee. Some nice burned peach and toasted notes. Really strong showing.
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The Yquem dinner (Chicago, IL): I had somehow expected a heavier and denser wine, with much more oxidative notes, and that expectation wasn't right. In fact, this was showing really fresh and youthful, with lots of white-fruited acidity and brightness. The concentration here is mind-boggling, and there's some serious chalky minerality here that I just love.
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Another terrific bottle of this. In a perfect spot of maturity where there are nutty, just faintly oxidative notes (in a good way) on the nose but still some bubbles and plenty of acidity on the palate. Well integrated and seamless. A great, great Krug.
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Best bottle of this wine that I have ever had - and since most people think it is a great wine, I am happy to finally get a good one. So solid, pure and light yet intense.
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Acker Merrall Pre-Auction Tasting (Le Cirque - New York NY): Tasting, brief note. From magnum. Apple and pear aromas and flavors with background toasted rye bread hints. Slightly fresher than another magnum from a month ago. Just wonderful.
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Bucket List 3.0 (Sbicca Restaurant, Del Mar, California): Clear yellow color with fine bead, subsiding after 20 minutes. A much more mature, evolved wine, visually and to the nose and palate, than the 1996 Salon tasted just prior. Notes of butterscotch, yellow apple, mushroom, dried chamomile, old limestone. Some initial stuffiness that improved with air. On the palate, this was full bodied, just a huge powerhouse of a wine, wearing the patina of age like an old king. After an hour, the wine was much more fresh, with notes of pure lemon oil, but by this time the bubbles were gone. My #2; group's FIRST PLACE in this flight. Thanks ShaneT!
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Mostly DRC lazy Sunday lunch (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): The same source as the Junly, 2015 bottle but fresher. Captivating nose displaying intense yellow fruit, cooked apple, lemon curd, Meyer lemon, lemon oil, crème brulee, smoke, honey and mineral. Intense and energetic palate, coiled lemon oil and intense yellow fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, strong mineral presence and the finish that lasts over a minute. This is drinking perfectly at the moment, incredible energy and precision yet also decadent and harmonious. The best example to date.
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With Jim, Mannie, Rob, Bill and friends at Charlie Bird. One of the best bottles of 88 I have had. Big Brawny and very young. could not compare with the rest of the flight but delighted to have it in any other company
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Super Bowl 2017 (Alpharetta, GA): Mine; decanted 15 minutes before serving; deeper amber color, super fine bubbles; deep golden apple on the nose, nutty, oak, slight sherry note, mahogany, butterscotch, leather, grilled nuts, burnt orange and lemon peel, porcini mushrooms; intense on the palate, still sharp acid, long finish, powerful; Grand Cru white Burg quality; loved how this was constantly changing and evolving in the glass- shame to consume this so quickly; a rare treat for me; a ballsy entry into the tasting-possibly the first Champagne served for the main event.
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In great shape. Very fine mousse. Pale gold color. Complex fruit notes, especially citrus. Steely, with a smooth crisp finish. Quite elegant, delightful.
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Dinner at Andrew's place: Served non-blind after the Comtes and it's no contest. The Comtes was lovely but this Krug is clearly on another level. A similar colour to the Comtes. A fresher, much younger nose, far less oxidised. Lovely aromas of freshly cut lemon, white florals and chalky minerals. Superb texture. Totally à point. Seemingly a much younger wine than the Comtes. Fresh and refreshing acids. Beautifully balanced. Layers of citric, mineral, honeyed and other flavours. Very detailed. Drinking beautifully but this bottle had many years ahead of it. Perhaps my Champagne of the Year (2016). Nick said that he had to wait 10 years after release for the acids to recede sufficiently to enjoy it.
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Year end dinner at Jade Palace. Deep yellow gold. Very fine bubbles, and well matured. Buttered toast, roasted nuts, olive oil, peach and vanilla cream. Lots of freshness and acidity on the nose and palate. Layered, elegant (for a Krug?!) and very opulent with lots of yellow fruit, yeast, buttered toast, hazelnuts and cashews. Impressive length and good complexity. Excellent start to the evening!
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I bought this bottle in Paris years before I met my wife and am now sharing it with her on the last night in the home we shared for more than a dozen years. It is safe to say the wine has been through a bit of an odyssey as it has resided in seven houses, four states, and two continents. The house, however, has endured much more as it was built over a hundred years ago directly behind what was at the time an active prison (the world’s first penitentiary). I have no clue who any of the past residents were, but during our tenure the house has seen countless dinner parties, dozens of stoop tastings, several promotions for its residents, the awarding of two advanced degrees, one toddler, one baby boy, the death of the best dog anyone could ask for, and a flooded basement.
And this champagne has sat there patiently, waiting to be called into service.
When I look back at all of those memories, I knew this wine would be special even if it turned out to be vinegar. We took the bottle up to my favorite spot in the house, the third floor deck where I could take in the city skyline one more time. After removing the foil and then the cage, the cork was at best stubborn, simultaneously causing me to feel the wine was either bad or that it was not yet ready to be drunk. Eventually, the cork succumbed, ending with a soft but noticeable sigh. Slightly dark in the glass with toasted caramel, brioche, and lemon curd. I was beyond anxious to taste, but the aromas wafting from the glass were so compelling that I lingered for minutes, my nose glued to the rim. Eventually, the allure won out and I tasted. I expected a yeasty, bready croissant but found a lemon meringue pie instead. Sure, the yeastiness was there, but it was shrouded in one of the more citrus driven Champagnes I have had in a very long while. Bright, tart, and sassy, I knew immediately that this wine is no where close to its peak. And the finish? Holy goodness! Lasting several minutes, this is a game changer, a wine that causes reflection, contemplation, and humility. Whoa. Incredible. 96-98 Points. thedrunkencyclist.com
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1988 till now is my favorite years for Krug, with time the nose have show a lot of changes , very complex. Gold color , bread , at the beginning mashroom , toasted , butter , honey . very elegant with still really nice acidity , balanced , full power and very long finish
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An unusual miss for Krug, which has been a model of consistency for me until this bottle. An unusual steely, cold metal and even marine note made it completely charmless. No toast, walnut or butter that I can usually find in well stored aged Krug. Others at the table liked it much more than I, though.
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Krug vertical tasting (Ecco Restaurant Zurich): Still didn't reach his peak, elegant, in the nose riper than in the palate, some foie gras , truffle and Yuzu, for his refreshing and vibrant effect, 98(99)
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This was an awesome bottle. was subdued at first. beautiful golden color. Second glass was a mature but rich and precise wine with a long finish. so enjoyable.
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Pre-Auction Dinner (Morini): Quieter and more subdued than the '96. Slightly darker almond and a bit of speculoos. Subtle smoke running throughout. Still has pleasant energy on the palate but is more delicate.
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I have seen some notes lately on this that some find it fading - this one was certainly not. Very young expression with its fresh cut apples, amazing acidity and a great balance resulting in an ending lasting and lasting. Of my three bottles over the last 5 years this might have been the youngest in expression, although also my last one back in 2014 had an expression very similar.
Evolving slowly in the glass, but never heading down despite hours of enjoyment. Only small bobles. But this wine is certainly finesse and power put together. Food only made it better.
The sad side of the stort - my last bottles of the -88. Bought 20 years ago, all years at 8-11 degrees resulting in great enjoyment.
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Just back from Chanpagne where Mde De Souza informed 88 was the greatest recent vintage in all C. Luckily I had one of these (Krug) beauties in the cave. Deep yellow, ultra fine bulles, nuanced aromas of miel and toast. Soft attack, integrated, acidity still prevalent, secondary flavours of yeast, honeysuckle, white pepper. Long warm after taste. Not a block buster like the Salon 88 but very good indeed.
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Disgorged in 2015 and reading a little young. In somewhat of an awkward phase of development with some nice yeasty and toasty notes but not full on. Very vibrant and big effervescence. Even a little screechy at first with lots of young citrus. Beautiful golden colour though. Always a pleasure to enjoy but these late releases can be laid down for a while more.
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VECCHIO CHAMPAGNE: Eleganza vegetale somma e di purezza ammaliante tutta giocata su note freschissime di sedano ed erba di prato. La bocca è ricchissima e multistrato, piena e di acidità scintillante. Struggente persistenza di minerali amari. Ancora giovanile, infinito e immortale. Krug all' ennesima potenza. Che vino pazzesco!!
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Starting the dinner with a Deutz 1988, followed by the Krug. My second of 5 bottles. Very good also this time. Powerful and excellent to food. Drinks well some more years - at least for the next five.
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Long Long Lunch: Fantastic. Great structure and acid backbone. Still drinking a bit young and should have opened it at least an hour before hand. More intellectual than charming today but still a good way to start.
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The 90 La Tache dinner also 05 Coche CC, 88 Krug and 01 Rousseau CSJ (Decanter restaurant, St. Regis): Very similar experience as the last bottle. Very oxidative nose but quite fresh overall expression, brioche, smoke, tart tatin, sweet spices and slightly oxidize granny smith. Excellent concentration, very ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, abundant fine mousse, bright acidity and strong presence of mineral and very long sweet finish. It is a fully mature big scale vintage Krug with very ripe fruits, bright acidity and mineral. Still long life ahead but drinking beautifully.
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wonderful aged champagne. golden color, tiny bubbles, honey, slate, caramel, a little bit nutty (mac nut, if I had to name a specific nut), long, lingering gingersnap finish.
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Deep and rich gold. Hardly a bubble. Deep and rich, very gingery with a toasty element coming across in a sense of it being slightly oxidative. Multilayered and complex in a deep and broad style; very satisfying; could just do with a pinch of extra zip and line to carry it through. ****1/2
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One of the fresher bottles I've had in awhile. Funny as its fellow bottle from the same lot was completely oxidized.
Piercing acidity, but light and balanced unlike most Krug at this age. Didn't have the power and oxidative notes. Just a really beautiful persistent champagne.
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2005 disgorge. More limited expression in this bottle than I have come to expect from the '88. Fresh brioche and pear cider. Flashes of minerality when cool. Showed signs of life/youth with an attractive firm acid profile which was well balanced by sweetness but overall this bottle had less to say than others. Served alongside a very good Arnaud Lallement halibut dish.
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Ved åpning noe uren, sauebæsj. Sauen går sin vei med luft. Kommer seg noe i glasset, men mangler litt på topp flaske. Stor intensitet. Moden gul frukt, epler. Veldig modent. Flott lett kremet mousse. Nydelig munnfølelse med flott konsentrasjon og syre. Mye power, men balanse her. Sitrustoner i utgangen. Freshere i munn enn på duft. Lang finish med flott syre og mineralkick. Dette er virkelig flott vin, men det finnes bedre flasker.
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Litt uren nese i starten, men den kommer seg med litt luft. Fin moden frukt, fresh munnfølelse med bra mousse. Ikke like bra som flaske smakt i 2014, men bevares, fin vin.
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From magnum. Lovely, seductive aromas. Intense, vivid and pungent in the mouth, with tight and crispy acidity. Concentrated and persistent. This was racy stuff!
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Fresher and younger than expected. An ever changing and enticing bouquet, high accidity, racy, but I would actually keep it for some more years, imo it hasn't peaked yet and I liked it best after some half an hour in the glass. It was excellent but not mind-blowing, as I expected it to be.
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This continues to be a very good vintage for Krug. Caramel, butterscotch and vanilla were balanced by ginger, nutmeg, and a lot of wet slate. The palate is loaded with yellow plum and salted caramel. Clean and rounded with sliding back acids, this has been in a great spot for several years. 96-97
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Still my favourite Krug. The initial nose was to die for, unbelievable. It then dipped and needed about 45mins in the glass to come around. Wife and I drank our bottle pretty quickly with the first 5 courses of dinner in order to get stuck into the 85 Cheval Blanc (the nose of which was begging me to drink that bottle quickly too). Plenty of life left in this bottle, which was perfectly stored in my cellar. Another decade, easily. Wonderful top top champagne.
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Holy mother of God is this good. The aromas and flavor are beautiful, but that is not the best part of the wine. The palate weight, the depth of complexity and the unbelievable length are what set this wine apart from every other Champagne I have ever had. Seriously, this is one of those singular wine experiences that it will be hard to shake. It will diminish other Champagnes I drink for a very long time. Stunning wine. Absolutely stunning.
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Is this a representative bottle? I hope not. This tastes ooooooooooold. Tastes older than the undated bottle of Grand Cuvee which was probably older than this. Still some CO2 but not a whole lot. Deep color, brassy turning amber. People were guessing this was from the late '70s. Tasted fresher than it smelled but not fresh enough for my taste.
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Mostly Blind dinner - 88 Krug, 02 Boillot Monty, 02 Laurent CdB, 89 Palmer, 96 Yquem and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): I can’t help but notice the Krug bottle shape. Pop and pour, very oxidative impression but not madeirized in anyways. A hint of Vin Jaune, brioche, smoke and tarte tatin. The overall impression seems a bit advanced. Quite full palate, warm and round, ripe sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, fine mousse, strong presence of mineral, bright acidity and lovely long finish. It improves dramatically with air becoming more delicate and fresher. With two hours of air, complex and beguiling nose displaying sweeter yet fresher and more delicate yellow fruits, apricot, orange peel, lanoline, brioche, smoke, honey and sweet spices. The palate becomes incredibly silky and polished. The best is the last drop! I highly recommend giving an hour or two of air. This is a great example of fully mature Krug that needs a lot of air. It starts around 93 and gets up all the way to 98pts! My guess was 79 or 90.
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Astonishingly good, far beyond any champagne I could imagine - incredible complexity and range of flavors beyond my ability to describe - bubbly on the palate but so fine as to not be visible (in dim light of George Restaurant) - what a way to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary - by far the most that I've ever spent for a bottle of wine and well worth it - a privilege to comsume - 98
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I have tasted thousands of Champagnes and this Champagne has everything. It is still surprisingly young, fresh, complex, with a high acidity. Everything you want in a good Champagne.
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So many rave about 1982 and 1985 Krug, and they are right, but I must admit being very partial to 1988. I love its acidity, its length, and how it progressively coats the entire palate. Its rich yellow gold colour is also always very inviting. This was a great bottle once again.
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From 750. Cellared since release, no ullage. Light gold color, bread, apple and smoked nuts on the nose. Gentle mousse which mostly dissipates after about 90 minutes, full body, almost creamy mouthfeel balanced beautifully with minerally acidity, complex flavor follow the nose, long finish. Drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for years. Just a smidge less awesome than the last magnum opened. Extraordinary.
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Have had this many times and it never disappoints. This bottle may not have had the strength of previous ones, but what elegance, precision, complexity and finish! To me the best champagne and a real reference.
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Epic bubbles (blinded) (Zorg's place, Umeå, Sweden): Non-blind. This is really delicious, but I don't see where the hype is coming from. (One guy gave it 100p before tasting it.) Rich, deep, long and with an exceptional balance. Lacking complexity and added dimensions to merit a higher score. Admittedly, I was a bit underwhelmed. Has the quality of both maturity and freshness holding hands. One of the furthest-away-wines from meriting its QPR.
* To the many people who were involved in the chain of events that led to this btl finally being served in Umeå: THANKYOU ALL! You know who you are. *
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I've been drinking wine for 30 years but have never fallen for champagne and haven't had many. Regardless of that I've heard a lot about Krug-88 and was excited to get a chance try it but was a little disappointed afterwards. The bubbles died quickly and to me it was like a pretty good still white wine with some complexity but nothing special and I only gave it 90p. Won't make that an official score so not to clutter the statistics with my lack of knowledge of champagne and I only had one small glass in a tasting with 24 different sparkling wines.
This remains my favorite vintage of Krug and was the perfect bottle to celebrate the birth of our son. Beautifully mature with almond, slight hints of butterscotch and brioche. Incredible depth and concentration balanced by still very fresh acidity. Drinking fantastically. While this wasn't quite as flawless from 750ml as a pour from magnum a few months ago at La Fete du Champagne, it is an amazing wine nonetheless.
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This showed quite oxidative with a lot of walnuts on the nose. It freshens up somewhat with air and time tightens up a bit. But this bottle never showed anything good. Thinking perhaps that this was just more advanced than normal. Lacked seriously on the energy side.
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Yeah, not a big fan of bubbly tho you wouldn't know it from the collection. This has a great nose- intense, lemon-cream-minerality almost turning caramelly, followed by surprisingly fierce bubbles. NIce but does not shake my tree. Like it a touch more than the '99 Grande Année from last night.
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Tight little bubbles, yellow gold color, biscuity nose with creamy lemons, clean and straight in the mouth. Long finish. Champagne that makes you pause. Love this drink
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Vanvittig tiltalende nese. Sitrus, gulfrukt, og floral. Det er bredbeint og og elegant på samme tid. Fantastisk munnfølelse med nydelig kremet mousse. Svær konsentrasjon, intenst og den holder trøkket oppe gjennom hele smakskurven. Fantastisk balanse. Den sitter i munnen lenge, lenge. Klokkeren og superfresh! Kveldens WOTN.
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Does champagne get any better? Not in my book (yet). It smells like hot, steamy, clean sex. Pure umami on the nose. This is what 'the right stuff' smells like if you bottle it. It has power and finesse. Great structure and linearity. Nuts and citrus. Orange peels and Christmas spices. It is probably very close to peak but everything points to this being able to stay at peak performance for a long time.
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Krug Dinner (Northbrook, IL): Bright, with a great linearity and balance. More feminine styling for Krug. Lighter citrus flavors. Great palate presence with few edges left. Great wine.
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Dinner with the Best of Krug, with Olivier Krug (Northbrook, IL): Incredibly powerful with lots of apple and lemon and coiled energy getting ready to explode. Very long, keeps expanding. This is a vintage I have always really liked from Krug, and this excellent bottle was far better than another slightly disappointing bottle from last year.
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From magnum. Exceptional, the surprise of the evening. Classical Krug elements of wild honey, oyster shell, ripe fruit, toasted brioche, and faint spice. Best bottle I have had. 96+
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has lost some bubbles and attained a slightly golden color but still surprisingly youthful and energetic with tons of succulent citrus and minerality. i think this wine has aged marvelously and still has years ahead of it.
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I may have been a little off my game on this as I didn't enjoy it as much os the other folks at the dinner. It was good (don't get me wrong), but not mind blowing. Strong yeast with baking spices and buttered toast. Nice length.
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This still incredibly young champagne needed a good 45 minutes of air before it really began to show itself and I would actually recommend decanting it if you're going to drink it today. This delivered incredibly ripe and precise fruit with gorgeous flavors of seawater, lemons, smoke and spice. Really full and intense with incredibly fresh bubbles for a 26-year old champagne. The finish is deeply complex and satisfying with hints of oxidized tropical fruits, caramel, yeast, clove and copper-like minerals. Simply extraordinary aged champagne that has still not reached its zenith. Wowza! 96+
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boom shakalaka this bottle was on fire. Probably the most balanced version I've had of this wine. The nose was a bit oxidized and nutty but the palate was just filled with such complexity and power. While the 96 salon next to it was about being bright this krug was about brooding power. Just all this mushroom, dark ripe fruit, brioche, the yeasty flavors just covers your palate. Punch in the mouth awesome going on right here
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The 1988 Krug is a magical wine, and clearly a wonderful vintage for this great maison. A bouquet of lemon oil, woodsmoke, chalk and warm bread is followed by a palate impression of unerring balance and profound intensity, with an amazingly bright, precise, solid core and a searingly chalky mineral finish. It should have no problem evolving for the next two decades and beyond. This is one of the finest champagnes I have had the pleasure to taste.
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88s and 97s: Mature and classic Krug-y notes on the nose but this was fresh and energetic on the palate with beautiful weight and lively acidity. I’m not sure if this can get any better but it’s certainly close to its peak and should cruise here for a decade or two. Spectacular bottle.
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Some great wine for the end of 2013 (Our home): Beautiful way to end the year. Golden in color. Lots of small bubbles. The nose is great with baking bread and slight ginger notes. Smooth and full and round. Finish is amazing. Lasts forever. Awesome.
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@ Bagatelle 21.12.13 (Oslo): Klar, bronsegyllen. Lett oksidativ, utviklet nese med røde nedfallsepler, toast, kamfer, røde bær, karamell og nøtter. Intens, nærmest eksplosiv, dyp frukt med preg av røde epler og mildt oksidative toner. Spiss syre. Finmaskede bobler. Flott, fruktdreven lengde med toner av nøtter og kamfer. Imponerende frukt, men noe langtkommen. Finnes nok bedre flasker. Havnet i skyggen av Salon 88 ved siden av.
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At M's place for an impromptu dinner. First wine of the night (blinded) 24k gold! Such a lovely, attractive color. The nose was muted, with slightest hints of brioche, butter and cashews. The palate was soft and elegant, quite minerally with lots of lemon, peach and cashews, along with salted butter and seaweed. I couldnt quite believe it was a Krug 88! What a lovely treat, but without the usual Krug character.
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Much more fresh than last bottle, effervescent , complex elegant and full of power. this bottle could have lasted for many more years to come. Amazing treat.
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Developed, harmonious nose with splendid depth - ripe apple, roasted nuts, marzipan and some very delicious tropical notes. Very elegant. Fullish, fat body. Heavy and broad palate. Ripe red apple, chocolate. Razorsharp acidity that carries the wine through a long, splendid finish. Classic. Toasted bread appears more and more, a little oakiness in the background. Very complete. This is almost burgundian in taste. The acidity is long, long, long. As our group contemplated - together with Salon the most hard champagne imagined. Majestic!
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88 Krug and 88 Salon. The Krug was a good bottle, that benefited from time in the glass, and for me emerged as the better of the two bottles. The 88 Salon isn't a killer champagne for me, but this was a good bottle.
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Not as profound and complex as usual. A bit disappointing to be honest. Bright acidity and fresh, but lacking depth and complexity. Tones of sherry, citrus. Bottle was kept in cellar and was in pristine shape, but was not firing this evening. Too bad.
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Champagne, Burgundy, and old Huët at the North End Grill (North End Grill, NYC): Drinking beautifully now, very fragrant, finessed and really seamless on the palate with mature toasty and white truffle flavours around a core of fresh citrus and pear fruit and gentle doughy and nutty elements. There's bright acidity beneath that keeps it very lively and fresh, an incredibly graceful, polished texture, and serious length - fantastic.
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Popped and iced for 20 min. Served in Riedel Vinum Champagne stems at 49 F. Clear straw yellow color of deep intensity, A pronouced and fully developed nose of toasty vanillia , caramel, coffee, roast nut, yeasty bread, dried apricot, orange blossom, honey and delicate pear. The richness is balanced by a focused freshness, medium-high acid, pronouced flavors, creamy mousse, and a extremely long complex finish. Extraordinary -Perfection in a glass. Best Champagne I have ever tasted. 100 pts
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Los Angeles "Bucket List" Offline (Los Angeles, California): The Krug required an hour in the decanter before it started to show its stuff. Unlike the Blanc de Blancs, the Krug offered greater power, intensely pure fruit, and oxidative notes on the palate.
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We had this for our 10th Anniversary. Medium gold color, with very tiny bubbles, and it's lost a fair bit of its effervescence. Quite oxidative, but with a very clean citrus quality to accompany the light nuttiness. An amazing combination of rich oxidative notes along with pure and precise citrus. How is something like this even possible? This kept me going back to the glass to sniff and sip, I just couldn't get enough of it. Ethereal and intoxicating. Phenomenal Champagne, and it may be apt to call it mind-bending! Loved every drop.
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Much more forward than the last bottle I had 2 years ago. Hint of oxidation but a surprisingly biting/vigorous mousse on the palate. Quite a lot of burnt caramel and, with air, the classic krug curry powder (!) on the nose.
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WOW! fully mature with a medium golden color showing of apples, cinnamon toast, almond paste and caramel. very creamy with amazing mouth feel. there are still an amazing amount of the tiniest of tiny bubbles and the acidity is extremely mouth watering! sad to see that one go!
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Medium amber-gold color with moderate medium bead. Aromas of caramel, toffee, yeasty brioche, and toast. Palate is full-bodied and maturing with pecan, caramel, toffee, and date bread notes. The truffle notes that this wine had 10 years ago have disappeared and this drinks great now, but no longer merits a profound rating from me. I expect further development and may reverse that comment later. Drink or hold.
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From magnum, purchased on release and stored in temp controlled cellar since. No signs of ullage. Pop and pour, enjoyed over an hour. Light gold color, lots of bread, citrus and hints of apple and smoked nuts on the nose. Plenty of mousse, full body, almost creamy mouthfeel balanced beautifully with minerally acidity, complex flavor follow the nose, long finish, this is drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for years. Extraordinary.
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A superb bottle of champagne. Fresh, energy just great. Sligtly nutty nose. Mature. Drinking very well. Super fine mousse and great balance to the wine. I have far too few bottles of this.
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I love 88 Krug. This bottle was a touch more advanced than usual, but not with any negative attached to that. It always puts a smile on my face to drink this.
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Birthday Wines for Mr. Wei at Chateau De Husky; 6/29/2012-7/2/2012: I'm such a huge fan of this wine. "Powerfully elegant" is probably the best term. Everything is in place but with a touch of citrus, a touch of nuttiness, a touch of cream with a few spins of acidity and minerals as they all integrate together into a full bodied attack on the palate. Each bottle I've had has been so consistent unlike the 96. It doesn't reach the heights of the 96 in aspects of complexity and power, but for a consistently incredible balanced drink this is the Krug to go to
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Krug Vintage tasting (Stockholm): Appearance: Light golden yellow. Nose: Ripe citrus, slightly nutty (walnuts), hints of fuge, some flowers, hints of honey and smoke. Very discrete herbal notes and some vanilla develop after a while. Very elegant. Palate: Great concentration, citrus fruits (grapefruit), young impression, very mineral, high acidity, discretely spiced, very good length with impressions of grapefruit and freshness in the aftertaste. Summary: Still young on the palate, 95+ p.
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Gold with fine bubbles. Aromas of ripe citrus, yeast and green apple, with a touch of nuttiness. Wonderful body and lip smacking acidity with the fruit. Absolutely intoxicating from start to finish. A great way to celebrate this special day, as we mourn the last bottle of this case.
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Light gold, still plenty of bubbles but not as effusive as a few years ago. Yeasty bread and a hint of citrus and nuts on the nose, very rich and full bodied, Bready/citrus notes carry through from the nose accompanied by some savory flavors, still very fresh, great balancing acidity, outstanding.
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Oro tendente al rame, il colore è troppo avanti rispetto al solito, al naso è un monolite di spezie nocciola e mineralità, sensazioni ossidate presenti. Bocca cremosa, salata e lunga ma secondo me la bottiglia no nera a 100 come altre volte.
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Bottle may have been open several hours, so hard to score. Intense nose of autolysis, caramel, baked quince, creamy butterscotch and preserved lemon. Full bodied with classic aged krug qualities. Rich oaky oxidative dried apple and quince with butterscotch, autolysis, preserved lemon and chalk. Long finish. Must have been a stunner fresh after opening. Potential 96.
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Second time in a year. We had it next to a Krug Grand Cuvee, just for reference. Last time we visited Krug and tasted Grande Cuvee up against 1995 the difference was small. This time it was huge!! The 1988 is clearly the best vintage for Krug during the last 30 years. We have had all bottles from 1982 up to 1998 on the table at the same time, and the 1988 has one more layer both on nose and palate than the rest. At this time, only the 1996 comes close, and with time, perhaps it will equal the 1988. Not as much Brioche and toast as usual, it has given way to more complex aromas of soy sauce and deep burgundian old chardonnay notes. Very deep and solid nose. The palate is so rich and mouthfilling and elegant it makes you wonder how it is possible. Nothing besides and nothing above Krug!
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Dinner @ KC & W's: Extraordinary. Lovely golden color. Nose of citrus, toasted hazelnuts and some yeasty brioche. Very savory flavors on the palate - almost umami-like. Fine bead and while displaying a tremendous creaminess, it has a perfect backbone of racy acidity that transitions to an incredibly lengthy finish. This is a wine to sit and contemplate - I could have smelled it all night. Worked very well with a homemade rendition of TK's Oysters and Pearls. For me, this wine is as close as I have come to perfection in a glass.
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I purchased and stored Krugs on release from 1976 to 1996. Had many older vintages of Krug - my favorite being perhaps the 1964 in the mid 80's. My sense is that this is the best of all of them. Impeccably well stored, never since release seen a temperature above 53 degrees. On the table with a Peter Michael 07 Chardonnay, a Peter Michael cabernet blend, and a Drouhin 90 Griottes Chambertin, this was the richest of all of them. Remarkable balance and length with chardonnay in the lead notwithstanding the blend. A touch of nuttiness and citrus. A real show stopper. If you can't give 100 points to the best bottle of Krug you've ever had, having had many, what can you give it to? First wine on Cellar Tracker I've ever ranked above 96 I believe. That said, I believe that the 96 just might edge out the 88 in time.
The question to ask if you ever have the chance to drink a really well stored bottle of the Krug 88 in the next several years is - what champagne have I ever had that I would rank above this?
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Dinner at the Fat Duck (Bray, Berkshire): Showing quite a bit of colour, dark golden, losing some of its sparkle though. Rich and long but has lost none of it balance and it has a presence and length which is hard to describe. Granted a lot of is due to its show stopping power but nonethelss ths is an extraordinary champagne. Maybe loosing some of its vitality. 95 and drink as u please you lucky one.
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Medium amber-gold color, medium bead. Rich aromas of sweet, yeasty bread, apple, pear, lemon, and a slightly nutty and earthy element that gives away the age a bit. Palate shows a very masculine and sturdy frame with acid, toast, toffee, caramel apple, and biscuit flavors carrying into a long finish. Not as fresh as the first bottle from this six-pack and seemingly confused about being young or old. Delicious but slightly disjoint on this showing. Negative synergy with Kumamoto oysters in a briny preparation; positive synergy with a lobster dish with some sweet root vegetable elements. Drink or hold.
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Unico Night- this followed DP'90 and althugh that was good, this was a step up. earthy and deep layers of flavor, rich , lively, long in the mouth. still show life, great acidity and very long. this is still very much on the upswing
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Harvey/Esther dinner with Eric, Lucas/Joyce (Fa Zu Jie): rich golden colour. lovely nose of baked apples and toast with oxidised notes. big thumbs up from everyone but I thought it's probably slightly more advanced than it should.
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nose; lemon zest, brioche, campfire, and chalk. palate; black truffles, toasted almonds, caramel, and green apple. medium plus acidity. moderate fine bubbles. sensational all around. great finesse. made the hairs on my arm stand up. gave me goosebumps, it's so good. no doubt the best champagne i've had so far. this shows why KRUG stands alone as the world's best champagne.
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Krug! K-R-U-G! Do I need to say more? Packed with the Krug trademarks. Deep, mature, dark yellow. A great spine/backbone, with power and finesse at the same time. Like a top Chambolle in the sense of the classic description: “Like an iron fist in a velvet glove”. On the nose I had traces of nuts and almond, truffles, red apples (of course, it’s Krug!), some green apples, chalk, some smoke and brioche. On the palate truffles, minerals and apples in a prefect combo that goes on forever and ever. Perfectly balanced acidity, clean and crispy with citrus fruit and some traces of honey. Creamy, expensive wood. Great mousse. This is a true master piece!
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Jack's Birthday Bash (Jupiter, FL): Lighter body and less creminess than the 90 and 95 I have had. Citrus tones with incredible depth and complexity that made for a tremendous Champagne. WOTN for most.
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Served at annual Wine Pigs dinner at Volt from magnum. This is what champagne is all about! Tasting consistent with last notes posted on 1/1/2010. Baked bread and roasted nuts with a strong core of zesty citrus on the nose and palate. Wonderful balance and vibrant acidity with intense layers of fresh tropical fruits and an amazing finish. I love this stuff!
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With a rich golden hue, this Champagne offers aromas of toast, yeast, citrus, smoke, caramel, pineapple, nuts and light honeyed fruits. Rich, soft and zesty, this Krug is drinking great today.
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Straw yellow on colour. Lots of nice small bubbles making a great creamy texture. At first the nose express mainly freshly cut apples, given some time in the glass a much more complex nose appears. Toast, bread and the apples get a more oxidative touch, however still appearing as freshly cut. The wine itself has no oxidative notes.
The fruit is great, acid is simply terrific and the finish is long lasting. But I think the wine improves with time in the glass. Impressive, but still more to go in my book. This will last for a long time still. Once again - the wine improves with time in the glass.
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Ledbury- shiny yellow color, fine tiny bubbles. a little yeasty note on the nose. a burst of acidity and salinity in the move, very lively, clean and long. straight backbone of acidity. this champers is in a very good place and quite tasty. developing. made all the champagne lovers stand up and pay homage
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Some RSV (and friends) with dinner (Boka - Chicago IL): Incredibly clean and crisp start, then showing some bready character and roasted almonds. Really powerful and concentrated on finish. I generally prefer the cleaner, more citrus styled Champagne, which isn't Krug's wheelhouse, but this 1988 combined Krug's trademark density with the linear beauty of the 1988 vintage.
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Eclectic mixture tasted blind (Medlar, Chelsea, London): Funky nose, dried fruits and cider on the palate, not much fizz, but deep and intriguing. Quite different from my past experiences of this wine - less oxidative and without the fruit cake richness. This was fresher and leaner and I preferred it.
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Ian S's Blind at The Medlar (The Medlar, London): Hardly a bubble visible, just a couple in the glass, stationary rather than rising. Quite a full straw to mid gold. Oxidative nose. An interesting mix between apparent age but a younger seeming palate. Plenty here. Good depth. Proper wine. ? Bolly or thereabouts. Lovely, but when revealed doesn't live up to the hype for me. Top ****
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A disappointing bottle, the cork slipped out too easily and it was clear there was too much oxidation hovering over the wine. Still a dense core of citrus, honey and just a hint of nut, but the tang of oxidation always there.
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In all, simply phenomenal! Gold color with almost invisible bubbles. The nose brought complex notes predominately of tropical (peaches, bananas, melon) fruits. Some notes of apricot jam. It took some 30-45m to open up more and more and show the complexity. Palate was so rich with lots of fruit intensity. This fruit body was accompanied by vivd acidity that takes care of giving freshness and grip to this fabulous wine. At first the acidity would hang in the palate giving a sharp edge to the lengthy finish, but this mellowed as we went through the bottle. Long long finish.
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Quite advanced on the nose - but it's 23 years old, after all! A bit tired on the palate? Mouthfeel spectacular - that wonderful Krug texture... Got better and better as the bottle went on.
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Tasted blind. Luxurious, rich and generous nose with arrak, nougat, pralines, brioche, red apples and truffles. Rich and complex taste, very rewarding midpalate, lots of red apples, but it all finishes quite short - at least compared to the enormous length of Sugot-Feneuil's '85 BdB. This obviously is a cuvée of at least two great grapes, dominated by pinot noir. Creamy cask notes tells that it most probably was fermented/matured in oak. Agewise it seems to be an '88. We haven't tasted this wine before, but the first word - luxurious - points directly at Krug.
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One of the best bottles of champagne I've ever drunk. Needed a good hour or so to settle down, but once it did it was staggeringly good. Fruit and acidity in perfect harmony, amazing complexity and a finish that just goes on and on. Wow.
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naso molto krugghiano, ricco, complesso, quasi dolce, però con finale di lampone, molto delicato mantenendo la complessità, sul fruttino rosso, elegantissimo anche se molto gasato. Bocca ferocissima e acida. Probabilmente la migliore mai bevuta
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have had four of these and three have been bad including this one. interesting. this one had good bubbles at the start, but they wound down quickly. smelled the cork, that was ok. smelled the wine. not corked, slightly oxidized but boring and angular. all tart fruit. mouthfeel same: simple, tart. no weight, no yeast, no bread, no nutty. my wife - who has amuch better sniffer and palate - dismissed sit from the start. horrible, not good. left it in the glass for 15 - 20 minutes. did it start to pick up? seemed to, but still not much to it. i dont drink a lot of older champagne, but i expected more out of this. i remember the one great bottle i had and this bottle waas nowhere near that.
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Al naso nota matura molto buona, nota di gomma, poi esce il fungo più champignon che porcino e leggera nota limonosa. Bocca agrumata e molto pulita ma che forse si perde un po' nel finale, con una bella entrata bella acida e piena. Dopo al naso esce la componenente più sul frutto, piccolo e rosso. Bocca più aggressiva iniziale ma poi si chiude. Forse la bottiglia meno convincente tra quelle bevute
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Incredible well rounded and has entered into its prime drinking window, lovely 'busy' mousse, straw gold colour. Fullbodied and expands nicely in the mouth. Fresh acidity that marries nuts, dough and toffee very well.
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This is the reason why everyone loves Krug with a passion. The amount of sheer flavor packed into each sip is simply amazing, yet it's never top heavy, alcoholic, yeasty, acidic or tiring. Clearly in the full bodied camp with buckets of well toasted, warm buttered croissant. Perfectly mature. The only negative is a strange near total absence of fragrance, but once in the mouth, it's easy to forgive.
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bomba al naso e in bocca, giallo dorato luminosissimo, naso frutto maturo giallo e nocciole tostate, poi tantissima mineralità , leggera ossidazione , buccia di cedro, bocca molto fresca, sapida con bollicina cremosa e finale tra il miele e il sapido. Che buono, nel bicchiere non molla la spinta olfattiva neanche dopo 2 ore, la bocca si smussa con il passare del tempo e si mette in equilibrio.
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First Growth Dinner (plus some La Mission) (Ruths Chris - Washington, DC): Incredibly deep nose of sweet mousse, baked bread and roasted almonds. Darryl compared it to being in between a boulangerie and a patisserie on a street in Paris - the yeasty component was relatively balanced by a wonderful sweetness on the nose. Could have easily sniffed this wine for hours...it continually ebbed and flowed between yeasty notes and more mousse-driven notes. Palate had great depth and considerable weight for the vintage. Thought that the freshness and acidity were close to perfect. The bead on the wine was considerably diminished, but the structure was still there. Wonderful wine.
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colore dorato, perlage fine e sottile, stile ossidaivo krug presente ma non pesante, chiuso, poi pian piano si apre, profumi quasi di nocciolina di chassagne, poi esce l'agrume, bocca ampia e di bella spalla acida, lunga e piacevole
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STG End of Year (Roy's): nose: chocolate, similar to the CH tasted alongside, but with more hazelnut and a more complex edge palate: higher acid than the CH, this was nevertheless equally delicious in its own right. Clearly, this could age longer with its vibrant lemon backbone. I was enjoying the champers too much to take more detailed notes, but this was all I expect from 1988 krug.
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Andrew's Birthday (Jade Palace, Forum): Medium yellow. This wine is extremely young at the moment but bold as a Krug should be. Tasted blind I would not have guessed this as a '88. No secondary development yet and this is a calm and not showy wine which ends with a long citrusy finish. Develops further in the glass. This is a long-runner. Very good now, potentially outstanding in >10 years.
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2010 Simple Dinner Series No.9 – Rhone God’s Birthday (Jade Palce @ The Forum Shopping Mall): Alcohol :: 12% Medium golden. The serving temp was cold hence it was very tight on the nose but the underlying material, sweetness and oxidative profile is very promising. Lightly toasted oak, yeasty, earthy with green apple and when the wine warm up, it shows stronger honey coated white and yellow fruits, mushroom, honeysuckle, lots of herb and toasted nut as well as underlying freshness. Not super complex, but focus and deep. First sip, WOW! Powerful! Palate staining intensity with tons of dry extract, good structure, vibrant, toasted profile but the transition to the finish wasn't perfect as it was disjointed with just a medium length finish with mineral tones and slight heat. Not really showing. I left my pour in the glass till end of the night (3hours later), the wine started to pull itself together and show great freshness, tension, palate staining intensity with well balance of sweet fruits and dry extract then turn to dry, clean precise finish that linger with mineral. The finish is better now, but still, not able to carry the power from the mid palate and lack a bit of depth. This need at least another 5yrs to really show. Buy - No.
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Peter's Exit Dinner (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A superb Champagne that went down a little too fast. It was only towards the last few sips that it really opened up in the glass. Golden orange, almost amber in colour. Very developed on the nose, with deep meaty scents, some caramel notes and umami galore, with savoury Bovril and some mushroom essence swimming around the glass. The palate seemed a lot younger though. It had really glorious acidity, this was just amazingly fresh and zippy. Not in a young strident way, but just brilliant in the way it zoomed across the mouth, revealing fruity red apples, a strong undercurrant of white meaty goodness, and some absolutely lovely minerality as it entered into a long, powerful finish. Lots of depth, yet this went down so deceptively easy. I guessed either 1985 or 1988 given the strength of the wine, but could not pick out the Krug. This was a very different beast from the heavier, maybe more masculine 1989. In contrast, this was quite, quite the elegant wine. This particular bottle was just about getting into its stride too - I would give it 2-3 years more before it hits peak drinking I think.
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Dinner at the Book Bindery in Seattle with J&M (Seattle Washington): What's left to say? Still my favorite of the 88-90 troika. Big acid, bit fruit, apple peels, blah blah...Should prove to be the longest lived of the three imo. Initially a bit bracing, with a bit of air this settled in place and continued to put on weight and length.
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Dopo tanti anni di "corteggiamento", dopo aver aspettato sempre l'occasione buona che mai si presentava, ieri sera una bottiglia di vino era piena di emozioni. NON mi ricordavo il tempo di provare quella sensazione, in cui ti rendi conto che un bicchiere di vino può trasmetterti con estrema facilità, è bastato vedere mio padre che dopo tanti anni di pazienza, con un movimento leggero stappa questa bottiglia e se ne versa un goccio nel bicchiere.... quel bicchiere che fino a prima brillava come una preziosa gemma, poi è diventato un calice dorato luminosissimo. L'attesa nel vedere la sua espressione e poi la tensione sparisce lasciando un sorriso orgoglioso sul suo viso..... Finalmente anche il mio bicchiere si trasforma in oro colato, penso di avere in mano uno dei gioielli che più ambivo, non per la sua rarità ma per la sua storia, è un gioiello che profuma di festa di paese con quelle note di mandorle e nocciole tostate assieme a quel miele e zucchero caramellato e crosta di pane appena sfornato, più sta nel bicchiere e più si impreziosisce con profumi di mare, mango, ananas che mi portano alla mente il ricordo dei caraibi per poi tornare da noi con pesche gialle, pera e banana "fritta" nel burro appoggiate su un letto di crema pasticciera e "finalmente" chiude con un profumo leggero di cognac, un tripudio di sensazioni , la voglia di assaggiarlo è ormai al limite e finalmente dopo l'assaggio il gioiello dorato che era nel bicchiere si trasforma in un sigillo impresso nel mio cuore. Bocca intensa, trasuda tutte le viscere minerali che stanno nel sottosuolo, la bollicina è cremosa e vellutata mai scontrosa, l'acidità è tanta e fa salivare talmente tanto che l'impressione iniziale è che manchi di corpo ma poi ritorna in maniera preponderante tutta la frutta fresca, secca e tostata che richiama le sensazioni al naso chiudendo con una vena leggermente ossidata, bocca magnifica per eleganza e per persistenza aromatica .
Grazie a mio padre Eugenio che ha custodito questo prezioso gioiello per berlo con me. L'emozione di ieri sera si chiamava Krug 1988.
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Drinking great right now. Very fine bead, aromas of lemon-lime and green apple. Huge blast of ripe citrus fruits, perfectly balanced with powerful acids. Very long finish. Improved as it warmed up, last sip the best. Very long life ahead.
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Vintage Krug rarely, if ever, disappoints, and this bottle was no exception. Purchased from Rare Wine several years ago. Good mousse for age. Fully mature, rich and satisfying. Seems less elegant but fuller in body than in the past. The usual Krug toast, caramel and roasted nuts. Needs food, too intense to drink alone. Wonderful.
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Some sweet honey on attack, packed with intense yellow fruit that has yet to fan out fully, beautifully tart, very long and refined finish. Wonderful balance, just entering its window. As good as it gets.
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Assolutamente splendido, stile perfettamente krugghiano, naso con quella punta ossidativa insidiosa e seducente, acidità tagliente in bocca. Sta iniziando a diventare pronto ma regalerà molte emozioni in futuro. Evolve poi al naso mostrandosi salmastro bello e pieno, poi esce la crema, in bocca bello acido e ben corrispondente al naso.
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Misc Bordeaux 1990 tasting - Martin: A very impressive nose with loads of freshness and intensity. Showing fresh green apples, solid lemon core and with some nice hints of grape. The palate is simply stunning. Green apples and grape with some bitterness in the aftertaste and an overall very tight acidic core. Still fairly elegant but it does seem to put on weight with some air. Still insanely young with a huge clean and precise acidity. Very long and impressive aftertaste. A little lime also shows up with some air! LOVED it :-)
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Bordeaux 1990 - 20 years later (Martins office): Medium yellow color. The aromas jump out of the glass with exciting, very fresh and pure citrus fruits, yellow apples, burned toast, butter and nuts. On the palate the layers of yellow fruits is stunning, all clearly delineated, yet intermixed in a complex mesh of citrus, lemons, grape, blood oranges and yellow apples. Striking acidity that picked me up and sharpened my attention. On the midpalate the taste mellows a bit with sherry flor, flute, citrus soda and butter. Exceptional length and freshness. A grandiose Champagne.
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Drank the 88 and 90 Krug side by side. Interesting comparison. Two of us liked the 88 better, more backbone and structure. Two others like the 90 for its current approachability. Both very great Krugs, drinking well right now.
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This started out more closed in the nose than the clearly more opulent 1990. However, after an hour or so this was dominating the dojo a al Kramer. This is sublime Champagne. Those looking for their kicks should look elsewhere but those wanting elegance and back palate length should hit the brakes right here. Majestic and formidable. A classic vintage Krug.
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Good air pressure when uncorking. Deep golden color. Butter, nuts, wow - this is how a sparkling Meursault would taste I imagine. Medium intensity. Perfect balance and long finish with citrus and some hints of vanilla. Had a beautiful seafood platter with it (smoked salmon, smoked eal, smoked halibut and cooked shrimp). Extraordinary combination.
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Tart, chardonnay base, tiny bubbles, long after taste, one its way down. With the salt in the tartar the champagne foamed in the mouth with abundant flavors.
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Baked bread and roasted nuts with a strong core of zesty citrus on the nose and palate. Once tightly wound and dense like steel, it is now finally ready to really enjoy and it does not get much better than this.
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(Very old note for personal reference) Fully mature, mighty nose. Oak, butter, walnuts dried apricots and fresh orange hints. Utterly complex. Full body. Full taste. Dark chocolate combined with lovely orange zest. Butter, dried apricots, earth and mushrooms. Mature, harmonius and with a splendid grip. Among the most impressive champagnes I've tasted.
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There was next to no air pressure when uncorking this bottle. In the glass it's a deep yellow color. Rich, yeasty, some sherry notes, long on the palate and the finish. Great on its own but stands up to food as well. This bottle didn't last long.
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Last time I had this years ago it was almost uselessly young, now it's finally showing its age and is golden and butterscotchy. The pinprick fizz is getting a little tired and lazy but it's still a deep, expressive Champagne in its zone.
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Lemon/citrus. Very pale gold which suggest a youthfullness which is bourn out on the palate. Beatiul, intriguing and delicious. This is very high praise coming from a person who generally doesn't "get" Chanmpagne.
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Light gold color. Fresh, lively bead. Powerful, full black fruit with tremendous acidity and the bare minimum of any secondary Champagne notes. Outstanding and young.
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This is as close to perfection as you can get so why not 100 points? Well because I am convinced it will improve even more over the next 20 years. It's a phenomenal wine that is very complex. It offers notes of nuts and roasted aromas that are so appealing in a champagne. This turns into a Montrachet like nose that is almost overpowering - and it doesn't go away the slightest. On the palate it is also great - nuts again, vanilla and red apples along with pie crust :-) All of course perfectly balanced with nice acidity. This is a wine to enjoy a full evening (preferably on your own with the whole bottle - it's that good) without food although we had it with grilled turbot, seared butter with sunflower seeds, fresh potatoe and fried suger snaps. That worked too.
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Lots of walnut on the nose. The body was fresh with nice acidity and smooth finish. The palate was a bit of letdown based on my experience with the big 3 '90 vintages. Lots of minerals, sour lemon, unripe peach with a long metallic finish.
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One of the best Champanges I've ever had. Just entering its drinking window, this wine is rich, powerful, and lively with plenty of citrus, notes of baked bread, nut oils, and touches of smoke and vanilla. Beautiful and complex wine.
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Ledbury Dec Decadence Lunch- small tiny bubbles, vibrant, light gold yellow color, bottle was in great shape, smelled toasty and a bit of woody on the nose but it really opened up with a nice biscuity nose , slight lemony zest to it, very well balanced , smooth, vibrant in the mouth and very long and straight
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G7 (Kevin): Tastes of cherry soda, melon, lemon and apple with a nice doughy character and minerality. Tightly focused intensity in the mid palate. Possesses a powerful yet very complex finish. Simply outstanding every time I drink it.
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Tremendous length with the chewy aftertaste reminiscent of '86 DRC Montrachet. Very complex palate, with an array of fruits, bread, and nuts. Flirts with perfection, except for a bit too many oxidized notes. An exceptional wine. A-
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Very sour nose with green apples, mirabelle and rubber. Seems very young and the acidic profile made me guess for 1996 or even 2002. In the mouth it was very intense and very convincing. A great Krug. Not a rival for 1996, but not far away either.
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Ledbury Lunch (London): Ledbury Lunch, London Golden color with a nose of nutty biscuits or nutty bread. fine little bubbles in the glass and in the mouth they are also fine and quite vibrant, tastes of toast nuts and acidity, very fresh,youthful, linear and long. really enjoyed this bottle and the 88's seem to be holding in really way
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French Bakery BYO Champagne/White Burgundy Lobster Dinner; 7/14/2008-7/17/2008 (The French Bakery, 1023 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida): July 17th, Sergio's wine CHAMPAGNE OF THE NIGHT by general consensus. However just edged out the 1990 Bollinger, 9-1/2 to 8-1/2. Surprisingly light in color, with great vibrancy, and in my limited experience much lighter and more youthful and ethereal than other Krug's I have had. Incredible to believe it is 20 years old. From its appearance now, it seems it will outlive the elder members of last nights feast/repast! THANK YOU MARIA & SERGIO!!! Carlos' comments: Very effervescent; Nose- Vanilla, yeasty; Big long finish, cold. Lee's comments: lighter, less fruit, older. Bob H thought this to be the 96 Gosset. Roberta & David, Maria(comment - "Loved It" & Sergio, Greg, Deirdre, and Bob M preferred the Krug over the Bollinger. Charlie and I liked them equally.
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A beautiful champagne to start our wine dinner at Table 8 with Greg, Brian, Nic and Marie-Claude. Perfectly mature. An elegant middleweight with a hint of the Krug caramel but so much more. Excellent mousse with a mesmerizing couronne of tiny bubbles. Long, refreshing aftertaste. Easy to drink yet rewards study.
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Medium-dark golden color with very fine bubbles that lasted for hours. Great out of the gate, but improved with a few hours in the glass. Huge green apple and toast elements on the nose, with citrus and sweet oak as well. On the palate, incredible balance and acidity, with great length to the apple and nutty toast flavors. Overall, best Champagne yet.
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Barry does it again by bringing this marvelous Krug to our dinner at 4 Rivers. It seems fully mature now, with heavenly aromas of barrel, caramel, toast and a hint of citrus in the backround. On the palate, medium full but not at all ponderous; mouthfilling and very satisfying. The mousse has settled down now so it's more prickly than gassy. Surely this is in its prime.
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OK, I expected it to be oxidative in style, but actually the nose on this was to me oxidised and faulty - very rich fruit cakey palate, but lacking freshness - past bottles have been much better
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In my view, this is an atypical vintage of Krug, which atypical as I find it, I must admit I like. The typical dominant pinot noir note is missing as I taste the wine. My guess is that this is not a function of changing the blend in the cuvee, but rather a function of the relative quality of chardonnay and pinot noir in 1988. Instead of the expected plum pinot noir notes througout this wine, I find far more chardonnay notes. On the nose some citrus and bready notes. On the palate more of the same with a touch of toast. But regardless, and above all, it has that Krug and Krug only richness. For sure, a great Krug that is rich enough to stand up to, for example, a glass of whiskey ( done this test several times over the years), but to my mind considerably different from the Krug I generally expect. Interestingly enough, tried this six years ago, and it was very difficult to sort out. Today, it has all come clear and good.
A Krug perhaps to use as a substitute for a white food wine, if a Krug couild ever be said to fit that mold.
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Can't add much to TNs for this wine but to describe last night's bottle. It started off tight but again opened up after the first glass. The last glasses with food were superb with a very long finish.
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Very, very nice. Got even better as it warmed up a bit in the glass. Crisp citrus and toasty notes that open up into an elegant, well-balanced wine with significant weight and depth. Wonderful on its own, but paired very well with a crab and avocado salad. Wish this hadn't been the last bottle in the cellar.
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Mmm...what a treat. My first experience with 'mature-ish' vintage champagne. Compared to the '95, this is downright tame! This wine is very balanced, amd I'm sure it could last for many more years. Nose of honeysuckle, grapefruit, and a bit of sherry. Based on this, I can see why aging champagnes would be worthwhile! As this warmed in the glass, you could even compare this to a great burgundy. Bottom line - I'm glad I have more in the cellar.
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Drunk at home. small fine bubbles in a golden liquid. strong biscuit/wafer nose. in the mouth it is quite vibrant, yeasty, with a fair bit of toast. great balance currently. very linear and long, really enjoyed this
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The ineffable Krug class cannnot be denied, but this bottle (sourced recently from Blicker Pierce) seemed more like a Krug from the '70s. Good mousse, interesting aromas of caramel, toast and walnut. On the palate, medium weight, medium finish. But there was a distinct lack of thrust and energy. Could the '88 be tiring already? Twenty years is not old by Krug standards.
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Lieu-dit-Cru White Truffle Dinner (Primehouse): Wonderful example. Citrus bright racy toasty with a hint of nut - almost prickly! This wine is maturing and shining more than ever. 95-96 pts.
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Shared with special friends at a Thanksgiving gathering. I do not drink a great deal of champagne but this bottle was far and away the best I have ever enjoyed. A very elegant bottle and a delight to drink. If this quality of champagne were more affordable I might become a convert.
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Barry brought this masterpiece to the Four Seasons to share with the Cataldos and us, and it was easily wine of the night for me. Gorgeous perfume, which, when it warmed a bit, resembles an elegant Meursault from the likes of F. Jobard. Modest but persistent bead of the tiniest bubbles. Medium weight, incredibly elegant rather than powerful, disarmingly beautiful. Where will it go from here?
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Pretty remarkable. One of the most complex, expressive Champagnes i've tasted, super dense with toasted hazelnut, mushroom, butter toffee flavors. I could still taste it when i woke up this morning. While i generally prefer a more steely, nervy style of champagne, i really have to give props here. One person mumbled that this wasn't as good as other bottles of the '88 they've tasted; i lack the experience/reference to speak to that. I'm humbled by Gene Keenan's generosity as well - he dropped this off even though he couldn't join us for dinner. Thank you!
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Dinner with Evan Lobel & Friends with Lobel's Meats; 4/14/2007-4/15/2007 (The house of Jeff and Fran Kadish in Croton, New York): A very powerful vintage for Krug and it's just singing out of magnum right now. Really intense and concentrated with a great lemony/nutty richness, loads of mouth-watering acidity and a really firm, minerally finish. Hints of oak and caramel butter add to the complexity of this great, still relatively young and classic champagne which was flavorful and powerful enough to pair beautifully with the ceviches appetizers. 96+
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Moving toward a more golden yellow. A complex nose of mature peeled citrus rind, a heavy slate, and hints of sherry. Like rolling marbles in the mouth, dense and even chewy, honey, oily nuts, and warm granny smiths. I see why this is adored but this is not my favorite style.
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Krug-athon (Sydney, Australia): Lighter again, straw gold colour. The nose is brilliantly layered with notes of pear, gunpowder, vanilla, smoke, lime, grilled cashew and floral undertones. The carry, persistence and depth of flavour along the palate is awe inspiring. This wine is the definition of class and it has the supreme structure and balance to get even better over the next 10+ years.
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Fat, ripe, orange and apple pie front with Krug oxidative notes. Very austere and hard on the finish, and with a not-yet-integrated dosage. Needs lots of time to fill out, but quite nice with a dim-sum lunch.
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Gold color, fine mousse. Nose still youthful with nutty, brioche, floral flavors punctuated by hints of truffle. On the palate, the Krug intensity is there in spades, with a strong hazelnut, toffee, honey, truffle note. Some sherried notes appear on long finish. Extraordinary, nearly profound.
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A honeyed, toasty and nutty nose that I usually associate with Krug, but there is none of the trademark Krug intensity, complexity or richness here. The palate was flat and bitter, finishing short and becoming increasingly oxidised and sherried after a short time in the glass.
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Note to self: do not drink champagne after brushing your teeth and rinsing with Listerine. Although it was at least an hour later when I took my first sip, it seemed the Krug was dull and lifeless, even though the color and bead were their usual wondrous selves. After a bite of bread, suddenly the wine came to life and showed some, but not all, of the fabulous style and elegance the '88 version usually has. At a mini vertical of '82 to '90 a couple of months ago, the '88 was my favorite, although each of us chose a different vintage for that honor. This bottle gained flavor and style as I nursed it for a couple of hours and became clearly outstanding. Seems fully mature and not too acidic for complete enjoyment now.
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This wine continues to amaze. I have consumed over 2 cases of it since its release and remain crazy about it. While it has evolved, the one constant has been perfect balance. This is Krug at its best.
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My favorite (barely) from a magnificent vertical of the Krug MV, '90, '89, '88, '85 and '82 we all enjoyed at the Schweitz's just after Patrick's wedding. Each of us had a different favorite since they were all brilliant in their own way. The '88 is gaining some color, a slightly dark yellow; the mousse is active with minute bubbles, but not explosive. Interesting nose I cannot recall exactly, partly because it was so elusive, subtle and complex. Medium full weight, simple gorgeous flavors of mature Krug including the usual oak and caramel but with something extra too. Seems just about "à point" now in 750s. Less top heavy than the ultra rich '89, more evolved than the '90 and '85 and fresher than the '82, it doesn't get much better than this.
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Atlanta Off-line with Ron Kramer (Bones Restaurant, Atlanta, GA): Deep, golden hue with near perfect mousse. Detailed, delicate, yet floral nose of toasty nuts and cream. Yeast, biscuits, hazelnuts and almond flavors yielding to vanilla and oak tightly wrapped in sharp, crisp, spry acidity that just explodes on the palate. A tremendous finish that just never quit.
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Delicious - the best bottle of this I've had. Boldly stated Krug yeasty notes, lots of almonds and dough supported by youthful acidity and a vibrant mousse.
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Austere Krug sherried notes. Vinous, but, as has been the case with a number of bottles of this I've had, loses its fizz really quickly. Baked green apple notes. Another in a long string of unremakable (i.e. good but hardly justifying the cost) bottles of this after one really good one.
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Blind Taste Test from 6 Different Champagnes by 7 different people: 1997 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut - 96 1996 Cuvée Dom Pérignon - 93 N.V. Rene Geoffroy Champagne Cuvee Prestige - 88 1988 Krug Champagne Brut - 86 N.V. Taittinger Champagne Brut La Française - 83 N.V. Korbel Chardonnay Brut Methode Champenoise - 80
Results: The Dom Perignon and Cristal placed top two among a majority of the tasters, while the 1988 Krug surprisingly placed 4th and 5th on many of the lists.
The 1988 Krug has a strong aroma that makes it very distinctive among other champagnes. The color is rich and deeper than any other champagne we viewed. Bold, unique and over powering out times, this champagne actually repulsed some tasters because of its bold nature. A few people thought this bottle may have actually been damaged. However, in a few years this Champaign may settle down and be a treat to drink.
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This bottle was challenging. It was definitely not corked but when opened had no aromas and little taste and a slightly metallic finish. After being open about an hour it started to come alive and at 1.5 hours it was singing. Maybe this bottle was slightly damaged? Or maybe just asleep. It wasn't up to the previous 88s that I've had so I go with the "slightly damaged" scenario. After it woke up it abused the 96 Bollinger Grand Annee opened with it.
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A mouthfilling Champagne that provides a stunning combination of heft, depth, and balance, as well as a note-perfect bead and mousse. Yeast, honeyed apple, toast, and slate predominate. More bright than creamy, with a lovely long finish of surprising minerality, this will age well for decades, I'm sure. Stated simply, it's my wine of the year.
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Opened to celebrate the White Sox winning the World Series. Gold color, with a fine mousse. Initially some doughy aromas, followed by orange blossom, almonds, cashews, toast and ginger. Wow. The palate is incredibly rich, and as Domino said, almost decadent. It's really focused, and there's a great balance and crispness to it. Very complex, with lots of flavors.
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I'm reluctant to award 100 points to any wine, but if there's a better champagne out there. I want to know it. I'll never have enough of this wine. Rich golden color, nutty and creamy with perfect balance and acidity. Benchmark wine for me and always an multi-sensory experience.
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Enterprise's Studio 'soft' opening (Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong): Have had several times before and always good but not outstanding: this was; WOTN. Great structure and mousse with perfectly balanced acidity and fruit to give a refreshing zippy, for its age, champagne. Very delicate.
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WOW! incredible nose of toasted sourdough bread and caramel and walnut. the palate was rich and layered, hazelnuts, lemon zest, roasted cashews, great texture and nuance, this was out of control. this may be mispriced - its that much better to my palate than anything bubbly that I've tasted.
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Gary Margol Offline (Bentley Hotel London): Much less aged than a bottle earlier in the week. Light straw, conference pear, ever so slightly candied on the nose. Very bright acidity, very full 'Krug' body, very weighty, long fine finish. Needs time
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Initial big fat bullying bubbles that soon rise leaving a lively pin head size fizz. Mid straw-gold colour. Gorgeous nose of ripe pear and black cherry with a toasty yeast character that you only find in old champagne. Sparkling acidity on approach that gains weight and depth to a lush fat and powerful midpalate. Great depth, evolves nicely on the finish leaving a weighty rounded and very long slightly saline finish. Beginning to move to a nuttier, almond and caramel style that will mark the final decades of this wines life.
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S.F. - Rubicon High End Rhone Wines (Rubicon, S.F.): Light golden color. Focus of breadbox aromas and some creamy yeast. Great intensity and bright acidity. A monumental AGED champagne. Amazing structure, mouth feel, and length of finish on this bubbly.
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1982-83-89 Bordeaux at Masa's in San Francisco: Golden yellow in color, this wine shows a faint oxidative note, but one that dissipates with time in the glass. Beautiful, powerful, nuanced nose of nuts, toast, and a hint of truffles. In the mouth, intense flavors and outstanding palate coverage, with strong bracing acids really amplifying the flavors and giving a very lively, even youthful character to the wine. Outstanding cut and definition on the long finish, this has to be best Champagne I have ever tasted. Still some good life ahead of it, particularly given the powerful acidic structure.
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Light gold. Has a deceivingly mature nose of brioche and roasted hazelnuts. This Champy is anything but mature though. Vibrant acidity with incredible concentration of citrus fruit and a hint of chalk on the palate. GREAT Champagne and will probably improve with another 5 years of cellaring and hold for another 5-8 years (disclaimer: I really like mature Champagne), if ideally stored.
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Medium gold color, very fine mousse, big attention-getting palate with LOADS of acidity. Sweet ripe finish. A monster wine which is easily the best champagne I've ever tasted.
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In line with the NV version, just much better (if that was possible!). Incredibly yeasty, fresh bread aromas and some oak/vanilla notes. The sheer power of this wine is amazing, with an incredible finish. Truly one of the greatest champagnes I've ever had.
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A 98 point dinner at Steve Cramer's (West Seattle, WA, USA): This was my first Krug, and it was a stunning counterpoint to the tight, young 1996 Dom. Freaking A, what a nose on this with yeasty smells of baking bread smothered in vanilla cream but delivered subtly and elegantly. Very, very fine. The palate is equally exquisite and precise, initially very restrained (it was poured very cold) but as it warmed it became sublime, lightly toasty, an equal joy to drink.
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Tasted in Amsterdam, courtesy of Stevie Cage. Deep gold color. Fresh but serious bouquet, with a fine laser-like bead. Incredibly focused. Crisp yet rich. Notes of citrus and meringue. Long persistent finish. The best champagne I've ever had, eclipsing the Krug Grande Cuvee.
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Emjoyed this much more than last time - less oxidative character, or perhaps it was just that the richness of the fruit this time balanced it out. Fruitcake rich. Impressive.
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Delyap's Killer '99 Cabathon (An unnamed, very hospitable restaurant): Toasty brioche nose. On the palate, tight and lemony with solid acidity. Steely, pure and clean - very bright. Smooth mousse with tiny bubbles and fine finish. Feels and looks (lighter color) much younger than the '85 Salon paired with it.
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Medium yellow color. Rull rich toasty aroma. Lively acidity and rich fruit in a toasty style. Compared favorably to a 88 Salon next to it, but bottle might have been in better shape. 10/04
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1988 Krug, Very cold and as a result tight and closed when first poured. As the wine warmed in the glass the light aromas of yeast, nuts and bread shown through. The wine has great depth of flavor and length. It is somewhat closed and tight in comparison to the 1985 that a similar group have about a month ago. The 1985 is drinking better right now. This 1988 will not be hurt from further cellaring.
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Medium gold colour. Highly complex nose showing mature apples, dried citrus, florals, toast, yeasty, baked bread and earth. Dry, fresh and assertive palate with good length. Tasted in presentation with winemaker Nicolas Audebert. 4/5
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Aromas of brioche, hazelnut and a hard to identify floral. Like a big mountain in the middle, still tight, but then a great finish. Big acids but simply stellar. As Alohaj notes this one is still young although the bottle we had may have been further along than the one he tried. $$$
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This eclipses even my beloved 1989, although at present the '89 is more evolved and provides more complete drinking. This '88 began very much as a red wine, but evolved quickly into something lighter with wonderfully long notes of coconut. No aged yeasty/brioche flavors yet - this wine is extremely young. I don't have enough experience to know how something like this will age, but it blew me away already.
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delightful opener, but i should have sought out the pure chardonnay. i dropped the ball on this one. i wanted a krug, and settled for what i could find locally at the last minute. my only regret. it's a very good wine with a super finish. i've had the most champagne experience with this vintage, so i can say without reservation, buy the salon.
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best french champagne ever had. Mellowed nicely, none of the floral note that we dislike on other french champagnes. Just a little nutty. a lot yeasty, a lot of other good flavors even some lemon. Worth every penny.
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Colour somewhere between dark yellow and amber. Somewhat closed on the nose, but did reveal some chocolate truffle and honey. Somewhat "narrow" in the mouth, not really firing on all cylinders. Seemed a hair bitter towards the finish. However a wine of incredible density of fruit. Really packed with stuffing, but extremely tight at the moment. I suppose this will come around with a lot more bottle age, but last night it was definitely not showing its best.
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Clearly the most powerful and rich champagne these lips have layed claim too. This displays such an intense, yet focused acidity that it should not be consumed now. Wait ten years and you will be rewarded with such a wonderful mouthful of berries, ginger, hazelnuts, lime and toast.
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Medium color, medium mousse. Somewhat disjointed. Released about 6 months ago. Classical caramel and toast. Medium weight. Needs a year or two to harmonize.
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Citrus nose with little or no yeastiness. Miniscule bubbles and very dry with a long lime finish. This changed over the evening and we saved some to have at midnight.
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Red Carpet: Rich brilliant gold; apples & pears; bisquity, woody, also slight apricots, huge nose; Ultra fine bubbles;***Beaut. rich nose, yeasty, very elegant U full of character. Amazing!
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4/3/2024 - StiGGe wrote: 85 Points
The scent has, medium colored herbs, dill.
The taste has a good amount of acid, citrus, some apples. The taste whatsoever has maderisation wich last long in the aftertaste.
Both Krug 1989 and 1988 should be drunk asap. For 9 years ago theese two vintages was on my top 10 list and they where amazing together with the best Krug ever the 1979!
9 years later theese two amazing vintages dont include the taste anymore of: honey, fudge, deep spices, butterscotch, and licorice the complexity and aromatic parts of the wines has fallen out of the window.
Score
2015: 97-98 points
2024: 85 points.
Drink now and enjoy!
If you have one bottle on Magnum, I think its another story and it might be a lot better!
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3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote: flawed
corked, first bottle was a perfect champagne
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3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote: 99 Points
not blind
we had 2 bottles. The first one was perfect. At his peak. All Krug elements with bubbles and elegant acidity. From great provenance for one more decade at least. 99
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3/8/2024 - shifter wrote:
DRC Montrachet Vertical: Very good and vied for WOTF. More acid than the 82 and a bit fresher, but not as complex.
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2/5/2024 - RolfT wrote:
Late-release edition 2015.
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1/26/2024 - cortoncharlie wrote:
Great Champagne but IMHO still too young!
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11/25/2023 - RayOB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank in London
A beautiful mature elegant wine
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11/19/2023 - Alex Barbera Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wunderbar
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11/18/2023 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 96 Points
[Magnum] As bright and fresh and energetic as this wine gets. Truly reference / benchmark standard of excellence. Complete, has everything, especially tight tension and mousse on this mag. Crisp. Perfect. Consistent notes.
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11/18/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 Points
Krug tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Superleggero Champagne
Tasted blind - Pirate. Clear, medium amber color. Very warm, ripe and advanced nose with fine caramel notes.
On the palate you could feel its age, but it was wonderfully balanced and round, provided great elegance and finesse, the high acidity was still alive and kicking and even though there were some signs of oxidation it was juicy and very joyful to drink. Very long and fine, complex finish. What a wonderful surprise! 94-95
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11/1/2023 - DWStyle Likes this wine: 97 Points
Drank a mag. at 2023 Fete de Champagne Gala with friends. Som's served it at the perfect temp. What a great bottle. Sadly, my last magnum of 88'! Still has year to go!
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10/14/2023 - DWStyle Likes this wine: 98 Points
Drank a magnum with friends at dinner soirée Water Bar restaurant with seafood tower. This wine has years to go still 5-10.
Drinking fabulously now rich mature, palate enveloping flavors and a regal gold color. This baby is singing ! Drank with R&R, and J of J&J - paired with seafood tower.
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10/6/2023 - rnellans wrote: 97 Points
Lafon Montrachet vertical with some great champagne and reds. (Four Seasons, Minneapolis, MN): Served en magnum with apps before our vertical tasting of Lafon Montrachet 2000-2019. One of my favorite champagnes ever. Fortunately, I've had this wine several times due to gracious hosts. This was a great bottle. Golden, bright, fresh, some caramel and biscuits. Lingering finish.
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10/6/2023 - BradE wrote:
Twelve Vintages of Lafon Montrachet: A stunning mag of Krug, that was perfect in every respect. Literally perfect. Served pre and post a five hour dinner and if anything improved during that time.
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8/12/2023 - JBLevinson Likes this wine: 99 Points
Brought this for corkage at a restaurant and I was as nervous as the somm when it was opened. I didn’t have a backup and my hopes were high on this one. The pour was full of bubbles, the color was a perfect golden hue. It was as if the little splash of Krug smiled at me from the glass as it hit the bottom for the initial taste that was poured. I knew from the look it would be good before even trying it.
Honey, Carmel, and fruit on the nose and the perfect bit of acidity on the palate with a finish that lingers. Perfect bottle (no good wines, just bottles as they say) and this delivered beyond my hopes and expectations. I had a rough day and the opportunity and occasion to enjoy this wine changed everything. Thoroughly enjoyed over two hours and slowly drinking from Chardonnay glasses was perfect. It opened up after 20-30 minutes and never got tired. The wine worked with every dish I threw at it; appetizers, fish, meat, desserts.
Can’t imaging this will get any better an couldn’t ask for more. Not just the best champagne I have ever had, but the best wine I have ever had.
I need to cellar a lot more Champagne.
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7/31/2023 - AValdes Likes this wine: 95 Points
really delicious. Crushed all other comers. A very fresh bottle with good depth.
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5/2/2023 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Slightly off pace, unusually short finish.
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4/21/2023 - shifter Likes this wine: 95 Points
Atlanta Musigny & Chevy Dinner: Fully mature, but not tired in the least. Great acid core with wonderful oxidative notes, great body and a long finish.
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4/21/2023 - BradE wrote:
April 21: Great wine. Great bottle. Love 88 Krug.
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2/15/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
From magnum. Golden in color and I would say fully mature, probably overly mature for some. Burnished notes, rich and deep, slow. Beautiful, but fully mature. Drink up!
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1/2/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 93 Points
5th time I come across this bottle whose price has now skyrocketed
Extremely rich nose between candied orange, curry, hazelnut and grilled almonds.
On the palate, the wine is less structured than the previous bottles. In fact, it's a V6 that runs on 5 legs as they say. Once the nose settles down a bit, the mouth takes on volume with an obvious vinosity and roasted aromas of coffee beans. Then the nose takes over and the mouth runs out of steam. And vice versa. In fact, it is quite frustrating since there is no harmony between the nose and the mouth. The bitters remain beautiful on the finish, which opens the way to a grand, saline and intense finish with great length, more in line with the pedigree of the wine.
It is sometimes necessary to accept that certain bottles of a cuvée which is now 35 years old are weaker than others. It remains excellent, but other vintages are at their peak now, I remain very happy to have drunk this vintage at its best moment.
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12/9/2022 - Mike V Likes this wine: 94 Points
I look at this bottle every year for our annual Christmas tree. Decorating bottle of champagne. Finally, I pulled it. It is amazingly young and vibrant for a 34 year old champagne. Golden and viscous, Still with a little mousse. Just a hint of hazelnut. The palate is Tart with a very deep flavors Lemon zest and savory caramel. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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12/6/2022 - docwong3 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Great with Sushi Sho takeout
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11/21/2022 - hajoha wrote: 90 Points
Krug 1988.
I toppform er dette en av Champagnes beste viner gjennom historien.
Denne flasken var dessverre ikke en slik.
Den er drikkbar, men viser bare glimt av sin storhet.
Småsliten og forlengst passert av sine yngre brødre.
Kjenner ikke til opphavet av flasken, men har mine mistanker om en turbulent barndom.
Krug er Krug så det glir ned.
Lengden er slettes ikke verst og det kiler litt helt i finish. 89-90p
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11/12/2022 - Jowh wrote: 91 Points
A bottle that has lived through a lot of ovners and heat shock. Not much fruit left. Lively acidity still. But a shadow of what it can be.
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11/6/2022 - sh6k Likes this wine: 100 Points
Showing its age like a silver fox — aging character is definitely noticeable but it wears it beautifully and still has vibrancy for miles. Honey color and nearly still. Almond and sherry and whispers of caramel on the nose and palate then sweet green apples then classic Krug character and then a finish for days with a tight acid line and minerals and cream. Fleeting hints of mushrooms suggest it’s worth drinking soon. Overall one of the most beautifully aged bottles of wine I’ve had — the age is adding interesting notes that are still in balance and loss of energy hasn’t set in. Excellent.
Update: still thinking about this bottle 6 weeks later so bumping from 98 to 100 points. The most beautifully aged wine I’ve ever had or could imagine — age characteristics adding to the whole story and detracting nothing. Wonderful.
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11/5/2022 - DWStyle wrote: 98 Points
Brought a magnum to the Gala of La Fete du Champagne LA 2022.
Shared with friends and my new friend Wolfgang Puck. The sommes working the event had the bottle chilled to a perfect temp and everyone said it was the WOTN, for our table at lease! I am sure Oliver Krug was drinking something fabulous at his table, next to us. Drinking wonderfully now and will for the next few years. Did I do enough name dropping Lol... Fun event!
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11/4/2022 - sdr wrote: flawed
Corked.
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10/27/2022 - DWStyle Likes this wine: 94 Points
60th at Blvd restaurant with family . Delightful and mature. From magnum, time to drink up. One more in cellar.
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9/13/2022 - Wine Canuck wrote: 96 Points
This pours deep gold in the glass. Very present effervescence shows in the glass and on the palate. The nose is insane and wide open. Aromas are of toffee, candied lemon peel, candied mint, light roast espresso, fresh white mushroom, sweet old cedar, and brioche. The palate is also just lovely showing the effervesce, and the power and richness you'd expect. Dosage feels like about 8 g/l, with the medium acidity this needs to maintain balance with all the richness. All in all this is a glorious and wide open classic bottle of Krug and is just stunningly beautiful, fully mature and just about as good as any Krug I've ever had. Whoa!
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4/17/2022 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Slightly evolved for me, shame.
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2/26/2022 - Jowh wrote: 84 Points
Really tired and quite oxidative. Close to gone. At Voss Park.
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12/10/2021 - clayfu wrote:
What more can be said of one of the best vintages Krug has ever released? Powerhouse of a wine that still somehow shows a sly youthfulness in its fruit but full on golden delicious development. If you've never had it, really gotta search out a bottle and get wow'd.
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11/10/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
BYOK: Dinner with Olivier (Ai Fiori (Langham Hotel on 5th Ave)): From a mag which meant this was also really quite young (surprising how young). There's a slightly sour note, a bit of nuttiness. It feels quite primary still. Intriguing wine though.
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11/10/2021 - hprphf Likes this wine: 95 Points
BYOK! (Ai Fiori): Magnum, makes all the difference. Rich and ethereal nose, best expression of the vintage Krug tonight, and a legend for a reason (97-98pt). Acidity and toasty profile in perfect harmony, so heavenly for a single year! Initially slightly light, but it kept gaining weight with every new pour. Super deep heat. 95-96+
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10/5/2021 - bill00 wrote:
Late release from Krug. Have had great bottles of the late release version of this wine but this wasn't quite right. Flat and too advanced.
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10/4/2021 - vetty Likes this wine: 95 Points
drinking with 88 krug collection. this bottle is more soft, smooth, lighter body, less concentration. more fresh. less acidity. seems younger. After aeration, this bottle getting more sweetness and better intensity but less and less bubble. This bottle goes away more quickly than 88 collection.
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9/17/2021 - grub94 Likes this wine: 97 Points
One of the two wines of the night based on a Current Drinking perspective. Beautiful light golden with fine mousse that quickly dissipated. Wonderful nose of lemon curd, toasted green apple, nuts, and hints of caramel. All continue on the palate, supported by fine acidity. Long, complex rich finish. Drinking well and should go another 5-10.
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9/7/2021 - cghimson wrote:
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7/30/2021 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Ramonet Montrachet Lunch (Phoenix, AZ USA): Dark color, secondary and tertiary notes. Nevertheless, it retains fruit and is a serious and complex wine. Great showing today.
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7/25/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Late release, original disgorgement. Bottle was in a great spot, layers of complexity yet still with energy.
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6/16/2021 - fredb Likes this wine:
Visually an older Champagne with a deep gold color. Still holding plenty of fizz. Aromatically, a beguiling combination of citrus and deeper honey and nut notes. Palate has plenty of acidity that conveys as a lemon curd flavor profile. Honey, nougat, nuts, browned butter, and some toffee notes all show up in the mid-palate and finish, which is medium long. I continue to think my favorite bottles of this wine are in the past but it isn't finished yet. This was served mostly on its own with some smaller antipasti selections.
A better food pairing would help it to shine more brightly. Drink.
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6/12/2021 - merlotsmile Likes this wine:
20 years in Knickarp 2021-06-12 (Knickarp): Dag 1
Lite ljusare gyllengul
I doften - Känns mer äppelfruktig, mer mineralisk, mer grillad citrus jmfrt med Salon 88. Inte alls lika intensiv eller komplex som Salon 88. Inte alls lika nötig och kryddig. Behöver luft. Känns knuten.
I smaken - wow vilken jäkla energi ❤️. Hög syra, oerhört energisk, fantastisk struktur, enorm finish med grillad citrus. Oerhört spänstig och UNG, men återhållsam rent aromatiskt.
Dag 2
Utvecklades inte nämnvärt dag 2. Lite mer nötighet och kryddor men fortfarande rätt blyg i doften med grillad citrus och gula äpplen. Fortfarande en fantastisk energi i munnen, elegant, spänstig, stram och tight med hög syra och lång finish. Men aromatiken kommer inte alls fram tycker jag. Den kändes ung och nästan knuten samtidigt som hela vinet darrar av puls.
Väldigt annorlunda än andra Krug jag druckit. Har inte alls den nötigheten o kryddigheten jag känt tidigare. Trodde den skulle vara mer tertiär i tonerna. Kan den verkligen behöva mer tid? Eller var det en sämre flaska? Fast den kändes verkligen inte trött utan tvärtom full av liv. Och en fantastisk struktur.
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6/6/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 97 Points
4th time I’ve tasted this wine.
Complex and changing nose, sometimes bitter orange, sometimes hazelnut, sometimes roasted ... The effervescence is more suggested than present.
The palate begins with a creamy attack, over which a dense material unfolds with a magnificent acid frame. It’s still vibrant and energetic. Definitely, this champagne seems to don't want to age, we would give it 10 years less with these magnificent aromas of crushed strawberries mixed with sweet spices that fill the palate. Structured Champagne that reveals itself in layers with a winey touch and a well-integrated hint of oxidation. Final which reveals magnificent bitters with an explosion of dried fruit, then the length unfolds in an interminable way on saline notes.
Delicious, this 1988 does not seem to age, the cold years seem to be protected from oxidation. The 1988 Collection drunk late last year had an extra texture that made it look great, but this vintage is just below it, it's excellent and still looks like it can evolve.
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6/2/2021 - Eric wrote:
M&PD Tasting: France (Mount Baker, Seattle, WA): Very mature, rich, deep palate.
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5/16/2021 - sdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
As expected there’s a lot of aged notes of walnut, caramel and smoke. Modest mousse and couronne correct for age. Nice texture, decent acidity. Despite perfect provenance though it lacks freshness even for age; the Collection drinks better. This was fabulous 10 years ago even though I like old champagne.
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5/12/2021 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 95 Points
I found this to be a bit dry and austere but still very good. Drank a bottle of younger NV Krug rose earlier in the night which I actually preferred to this.
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3/14/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
not blind
A perfect bottle from my 2nd favorite vintage. Fine bubbles, well aged, no annoying aging signs, dried apricot, honey, roasted nuts. 98
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1/29/2021 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
DRC GE Lunch: Dense and exciting, intense pear and very lively. This is like a '90's Leflaive with bubbles and a splash of pear juice. A "wow" Champagne to be sure.
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12/26/2020 - The_Cat Likes this wine: 97 Points
An excellent bottle. Still some bubbles left! Intense golden color. Intense notes of toasted butter brioche still some exotic fruits left and a elegant mineral note. Full bodied with perfectly balanced acidity and super long intense luscious and inspiring finish. What a treat!
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12/16/2020 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 Points
[Blind] Stylistically a little oxidative, but also just a mature and developed wine. That, plus the honey, cereal grain, toasted nits, and sort of apple cidery notes suggested old Krug. Effervescence was still quite good and there is still good acidity in here. Maybe, technically, there are fresher examples out there (like Sept. 2019 note in Champagne) but this was a terrific bottle. Little bit of that butterscotch too.
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11/27/2020 - Jowh wrote: 95 Points
Last bottle and the one I had the highest hopes for.
Warm hello color. Very fine bubbles but fades quickly. Elegant nose with secondary aromas bordering on tertiary. Still very linear and present acidity. Great bottle but was slightly further matured than expected/hoped for.
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11/26/2020 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 97 Points
Beautiful golden color with tiny fleeting bubbles. Vivid nose and wonderful flavors, mostly secondary with some nuts and citrus in evidence, along with dilute balsamic vinegar. Good supporting acidity with considerable depth and nuance, and a long finish. This is the third bottle of this wine that I was privileged to drink. It was a splendid addition to our Thanksgiving meal with turkey and all the trimmings. It began the meal, which ended with a Fonseca 1992 vintage port. Krug may be the best of the holy of holies of Champagne, which also includes Bollinger, Tattinger, and Roederer.
I have enjoyed them all. There is nothing quite like old bubbly, even when you are alone with your wife with no other family or friends at the end of this year of losses for so many.
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11/7/2020 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Saturday lunch gathering (Bethesda, Maryland): The color is light amber and cloudy so initially worrisome. Fully mature nose displaying very ripe yellow and red fruit, tarte tatin, apricot, a hint of red currant, honey, light caramel, nutmeg and cinnamon, toffee, sourdough, smoke and limestone. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of decadent yellow fruit, rich and sweet yet also showing good balance and hamony, bright acidity and mineral, and a long sweet yellow fruit driven finish with caramel at the end. With air, it freshens up which reminds me an old Grave from the 40s. This is no sign of Madeira. Although it is more advanced than the previous few bottles, it is incredibly complex. Not for everyone but I love it.
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11/7/2020 - Beachfan wrote: 97 Points
I originally gave it a 98 but then realized I’d have liked a touch sharper citrus note. Truly a fabulous champagne , on top of a beautiful MV 168 the night before
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8/26/2020 - fatboi Likes this wine: 95 Points
Slight must at first but quickly cleared up. good acidity and freshness with air. baked apple and pear. delicious and kept getting better
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8/4/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 100 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Zoldering, Amsterdam, NL): ID 215027, “received its cork spring 2015”, released 2018. An individual batch of 200 (!) bottles. Original disgorgement, aged in the cellars at Krug until release, recorked in 2015. Pale golden colour, youthful for age, gentle but perfectly lively mousse; the most amazing nose, fresh and incredibly complex, so layered and deep and fragrant, rich but pure and precise, white walnuts and spiced honey and citrus fruit and flowers, only a hint of mushroom - pointless to offer individual descriptors; the palate has the elegant, minerally core of the terroir and the bright and lively acidity of the vintage, wonderful seamless freshness at 32 years of age, very youthful, gentle bitters; crème patissière on the complete, very long and layered finish that keeps on going. An effortless masterpiece with decades ahead of it.
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6/27/2020 - PJRONeill Likes this wine: 96 Points
Terrifically complex nose of orange marmalade, caramel, poached pear, vanilla, spice, lemon curd and red apple married to a deep gold color, almost cider-like.
Great balance on the palate, with much more citrus and acidity than the nose might suggest, pulling off the trick of simultaneously being clean and fresh but also having superb breadth and depth. One of those truly great “older” champagnes where it’s better than you might have imagined and you feel lucky to have caught it at such a moment.
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6/7/2020 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 95 Points
Yellow color with a bouquet and flavor of dried apples, toast, citrus, and a hint of dilute balsamic vinegar. Fleeting tiny bubbles. Good balance, depth and nuance, with a long finish. Similar to the prior bottle and wonderful wine for my birthday. Krug seldom disappoints.
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5/23/2020 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich but dusty, this bottle was showing some age.
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5/16/2020 - mikelikeswine Likes this wine: 96 Points
This bottle was in perfect condition and had very good carbonation/mousse. Perfect notes of intense apple, pear, honey, and hints of baking spices. The palate was effortless yet intense and just pure pleasure.
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2/21/2020 - Bobhelge wrote: 94 Points
Pretty matured aromas of baked fruit, apple pie, chemical overtones and hints of caramel and other oxidative notes. Incredible creamy mousse on the palate. Accompanied by balanced acidic structure.
94-95 points.
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1/9/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
blind
nailed it. A bit evolved but at his Peak. All the Elements you love with an old Krug vintage. Freshness, Balanced, roasted nuts and dried apricot, figs and honey. Lovely wine with Food. 95-96
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12/21/2019 - robertek wrote: 92 Points
I have had better bottles. Certainly an impressive wine but wanted a bit more...
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12/7/2019 - kr522 wrote: 95 Points
Came from a bottle that had a fair bit of ullage (~5cm) which i suppose isn’t horrible with the long thin neck, but not ideal...not sure how much it impacted the wine, but it was tasty nonetheless.
The color was advanced and the aromas were secondary with caramel, nuts, and yellow apple, yet the palate retains crispness with citrus notes joining the party and very fine bubbles. Energetic with mature notes, it’s just how i like my champagne
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11/10/2019 - ggj wrote: 94 Points
Atlas Bistro with Carisa
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9/26/2019 - dcwino wrote: 98 Points
1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Fourth Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Exquisite nose displaying decadent yellow fruit, tarte tatin, a hint of red currant, yeast, crème brulee, honey, cinnamon, smoke and limestone mineral. Perfectly integrated palate, beautifully layered decadent sweet yellow fruit, very fine medium generous mousse, rich and opulent yet energetic and detailed, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a seamless long sweet yellow fruit driven finish. It is fully maturity yet remains energetic and vibrant. Drinking exceptionally well. A great well stored example.
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9/24/2019 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 96 Points
Kuki'o Wine Trip 2019; 9/22/2019-9/28/2019 (Champagne & Bordeaux): A fascinating side-by-side comparison of ‘88 ‘Collection’ and ‘88 regular release, and tonight the ‘88 regular absolutely crushed the ‘Collection’ and the ‘Collection’ bottle was pulled from the Krug cellars. The freshness and sharpness here was amazing whereas the ‘Collection’ showed more tired and oxidative character than you’d hope for. The ‘Collection’ was hitting more tertiary Champagne notes of cinnamon and caramel whereas the regular release showed more like a fresh ‘00, or ‘96, but without screechy acid. A really lucky and fresh example. Best '88 Krug i've had.
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9/21/2019 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
An advancing bottle. Did not come off as excessively oxidized but losing its definition and certainly its vigor. 91-
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9/5/2019 - SommStags Likes this wine:
Spectacular. Can only imagine what the 88 collection will be like.
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7/23/2019 - vespa110 wrote: 96 Points
Giallo tendente all'ambra, colore un pò evoluto rispetto al mio ricordo, bolla sottilissima e poco presente nel bicchiere. Naso in continuo muoversi, nocciola tostata e mandorla, fumo, miele, albicocca disidratata, profumo di sale, sottobosco di foglie non pesanti. Bocca entra dritto, poi con il tempo si allarga, bolla sottile e poco presente ma cè, acidità pulisce tutto con ritorni miele e sale, ed accenni liquirizia. Grazie
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7/19/2019 - Gian wrote: 96 Points
great champagne , needs time to show all the best. Initially closed but fortunately we had 2/3 hours time to drink it. Changed a lot during the dinner, very complex, gold color , bread , at the beginning mashroom , toasted , butter , honey , dried flowers . Very elegant with still really nice acidity , balanced , full power and very long finish
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6/27/2019 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
A few favourites with coq au vin (Chicago, IL): This is similar to the 2004 in the way that it seems to be driven by the white fruit and acidity of chardonnay. (As a side note, this is more lithe and elegant than the much broader 1996.) So youthful that if served blind, I'm pretty sure I would never have gotten to a 30-year-old wine. Sure, there are some more biscuity things going on with the palate here and there are some wisps of secondary characteristics too, but this is driven by its fresh acidity. Like the 164eme in some sense, this doesn't have those heavier oxidative elements that I traditionally associate with Krug, but the raw power and sense of depth here are absolutely correct. Is this what the 2004 will age into?
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6/7/2019 - fcxj wrote: 80 Points
This one was shot.
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5/24/2019 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
The better of two bottles. A bit less energy than the best bottles but otherwise good mature golden depth.
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5/24/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep yellow with a hint of orange. Transient mousse-basically like drinking an old still white wine at this point. And what a wine it is! Hardly any nuttiness or fatigue of any sort over the 2 hours we spent with. Full bodied, creamy, fabulous acidity, and rising bitter citrus. Unbelievable mouth presence, length, and aftertaste. Incredible wine at its absolute peak and a heroic older Champagne experience.
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5/18/2019 - Otaku Oenophile Likes this wine: 94 Points
Slightly lighter color than the Dom with more bubbles.
Toast, gunpowder and quince/pear and preserved lemon with great precision lively acidity. I really don't get that heavy caramel sauce component like in the Dom.
I still like the 06 SWC better though as it's creamier on the palate.
I'll take recommendations on other champagnes to try out.
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4/21/2019 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 95 Points
Lovely golden color with tiny fleeting bubbles. Bouquet and flavor of toast, dried apples. minerals, and hints of dilute basalmic vinegar, with a fruitier profile than I anticipated for such an old Champagne. Very good balance with considerable depth and a long finish. Very pleasant wine for our Easter dinner of lobster, roasted potato slices, and asparagus with parmesan and olive oil. This was a wow wine. God bless Krug.
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4/1/2019 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Rich and golden. Quite fresh for 750 of this wine.
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3/18/2019 - dbg wrote:
Cellared since release. Some mousse on pouring into Riesling glasses, not much bead after. Light brass color, an intense deep classic bready Krug-y nose with aged complexity. Rich, powerful and complex on the palate, well balanced, long finish. Compared to a bottle last year, this was very similar with a bit more complexity. Should continue to drink well for many years. Outstanding.
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3/17/2019 - bookert wrote: 94 Points
Benchmark champagne, good amount of age and oxidation but acidity carries it through. Can last another decade if you like aged champagne.
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2/25/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Richard Juhlin Top 100 Day 2 @ Ecco Zürich; 2/25/2019-2/26/2019 (Ecco Restaurant Zurich): For a Krug 1988 too ripe in this stage. A touch too oxidative, dominating roasted aromas. now at its peak. The Mag two month earlier was much fresher. 95
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2/22/2019 - canan wrote: 98 Points
T's 40th Birthday (Søllerød Kro): An absolutely amazing wine and one of the best Vintage Krug's I have tasted. Simply stunning!
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2/1/2019 - hprphf wrote:
Acker 2019/02 (Vaucluse): Underwhelmed for its reputation; need to taste again. The mousse is still nice for its age.
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1/30/2019 - RolfT Likes this wine: 96 Points
Excellent bottle. Wonderful nose - but the taste is actually where the magic happens. Difficult to describe the flavours. Has so much of everything. Richness, complexity, acidity, finish. This is my highest scoring wine so far.
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1/25/2019 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
From magnum. Krug richness but all contained and well defined. Full without being overwrought. Flattened somewhat with airtime
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12/20/2018 - sdr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Reassuringly great. It’s in a perfect spot for my taste at age thirty. Modest mousse of pinpoint bubbles. Wonderful texture from the dense fruit and the prickly bubbles. Medium weight and power, so gentle in Krug terms with subtle yeast autolysis. Integrated wheat and citrus with outstanding complexity. You need to savor and study it a bit without food to fully appreciate its beauty.
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12/14/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Dinners around the HDH Auction; 12/13/2018-12/15/2018 (Chicago IL): Fully mature apple and pear on nose and palate with very impressive concentration. Certainly more mature than I prefer, but this maintains its charm on the basis of its power and depth. Bottle bought shortly after release, and perfectly stored since.
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12/12/2018 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
Eric's visit to DC - Champagne, White Burgundy, Rhone, Piedmont and etc. (Officina - Washington D.C.): Perfectly mature Krug nose displaying subtle yet decadent yellow fruit, tarte tatin, lemon curd, orange marmalade, a hint of red currant, brioche, honey, cinnamon, strong black truffle and mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, finely layered, sweet rich yellow fruit, very fine medium abundant mousse, rich yet energetic and precise, bright acidity, good limestone mineral and a seamless long rich yet pure yellow fruit driven finish with a hint of brioche and honey at the end. Drinking perfectly and absolutely no reason to wait.
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11/27/2018 - DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
This was an incredible showing. Exactly what you would dream a mag of 88 krug would be. Pale yellow colour still. Incredibly fresh and piercing on the nose and palate. Tons kept in reserve and would easily have gone another 20 years before hitting its peak. I was thrilled by how it showed and saddened that it was my only one!
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10/28/2018 - FYC wrote:
Bought on release and stored in one of those 54-55 degree cellars since. Immediately very good. After 10 minutes excellent. After 2 hours WOTN over 00 Raveneau Clos and 01 Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet. One of the best bottles I’ve had to date of this legendary vintage.
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10/14/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
The best 88 Champagnes from 1988 Part 3/3 Prestige Cuvees from Magnum (L'assiette champenois): Magnum, not blind
Typical Krug perfume, bread crust, biscuit, fig and date, but not dried, deep, concentrated, phantastic length and freshness in spite of the light oxidative style. 98(99)
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10/13/2018 - FYC wrote:
Late release: wonderful and rich with plenty of freshness and acidity because it was late release. A little less complex than the regular 88 but no less delicious. Perfect next to the 96 Salon.
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10/5/2018 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Consistent notes. Good caramel and fall spices in the rich golden fruit here. Pleasantly oxidative although with energy and tension yet. A classic. Solid opener to a brilliant lunch with a pal.
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10/4/2018 - Naplesgolfer Likes this wine: 99 Points
Gorgeous plate of citrus and honey with seamless balanced acidity. classic Krug oxidative biscuit nose. Many tiny micro bubbles. Best bottle of Krug or any champagne I have ever had. Just bought 6 more.
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9/14/2018 - BradE wrote:
Drinking very well. A vintage I've always loved.
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9/4/2018 - bthatton Likes this wine: 98 Points
As utterly beautiful as you can imagine. We must have had a great bottle indeed - as it showed plenty of honeyed color but so fresh and alive. There is a slow hum of oxidation to keep things deep and delicious along with fruit cake and marzipan. One person at the table called it "bonkers". Breathtaking.
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9/3/2018 - Parrish02 wrote: 95 Points
Labor Day Burgundy Insanity at Paulee du Hersh 9/1-2/18 (Denver, CO): Wonderful wine from this vintage. Liked this a touch better than the 1990.
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9/1/2018 - BradE wrote:
Showed very well, and continues to be a star of the vintage.
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8/28/2018 - Vinophilo Likes this wine: 98 Points
Pours bright deep golden with the smallest visible bubbles. The nose is very pronounced with high notes of flowers, chamomile and dried yellow roses, ripe apricot and golden apples, lemon tart and gingerbread, nougat, a touch of honey pastry in a very charming and clean mantle. There is also a waxy amber and white mushroom note to it where the age starts to show up. The mousse in the mouth is superfine and very delicate and it leaves room to an embracing texture, lively acidity and a back palate where the dosage hugs the mouth and helps to carry the flavors further. The whole is in beautiful balance where the flowers and fruit are followed by a gentle clementine acid that carries it all very well. A stunning harmony with a still lively juicy feeling where the age is embracing the youth. Jaw dropping!
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7/30/2018 - clayfu wrote:
while the 90 was showing that ripe oxidative krug profile, the fruit here is so clean, bright and focused. It’s as generous as the 90 but without the sweetness and rests more on the purity and lift of the pear and lemon. Persistent till the end with a sappy acid crisp on the long finish. 88 krug brut & mesnil are the absolute stars of the Krug lineup in the last 30 years.
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7/26/2018 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
Tasted side by side with the 1990 krug vintage. This 88' was showing a bit more musk in comparison to start, though once we got the serving temperature down it rallied. A little less extract and energy v. the 90' though showing exceptional elegance and purity from the entry and across the palate. Very graceful and satisfying through the finish. By the end, both the 88' and 90' showed so well that it was almost too close to call. Photo finish.
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7/21/2018 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Excellent showing, round with balanced acid and mineral, at peak.
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7/21/2018 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
PnP. Golden yellow colour. On nose, hazelnut, vanilla, minareted orange skin, ginger, roasted almond, on palate, quite fresh, especially compare to other older vintage Krug, acidity was vibrant, percise and complex, which offered good structure for the wine. After three hours, the acidity becomes rounder and the wine showed more candied fruits, marmalade, slightly riper but still very balanced and enjoyable. This bottle was fresher than I originally expected, a vintage with slightly higher acidity and freshness in my view, still quite young and can age a couple more years. The good provenance could also contribute to the freshness of this bottle as I bought it directly from Krug. It is a late release, disgorged in autumn 2005. The blend was 50% Pinot, 32% Chardonnay, 18% Pinot Meunier. 1988 Krug has not yet been made to be part of the Krug Collection due to its youth and ageing potential.
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7/7/2018 - 03141455 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Underbara oxiderade toner,honung,brioche och bakade äpplen.
Lång eftersmak.
Ett vin o drömma om
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7/3/2018 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Rich and fresh with underlying soil tones. Nice bottle.
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5/31/2018 - kakpoo Likes this wine: 99 Points
The most distinct and memorable feature of this wine was it body. I've never had a Champagne with a body/mouthfeel like this. If this wine had been without carbonation and had different aromas, I would swear it was probably a macerated white wine (orange wine) from eastern Italy. This wine felt thick and dense, but not in a creamy/oaky way. I was fortunate enough to try this wine side-by-side with several tete de cuvees from 2000 (Taittinger Comte de Champagne, Pierre Peteres Les Chetillon, and Duval Leroy Femme) and a 1995 Krug. The 1988 is in a different realm than those other Champagnes in terms of richness, development, complexity and uniqueness. There were great oxidative and tertiary notes such at ginger, hazelnut, brownies and apple skins. The acid was phenomenal for a blended champagne and the finish was long. While this was my first Krug 1988, I've had many other bottles of Champagne from the 1980s and based on those experiences, this wine isn't even close to "over the hill" for a Champagne. However, I understand that some people prefer their Champagnes to have more fresh, primary notes, and had I been fortunate enough to taste the 1988 Krug previously, its possible that I might have found it even better when younger...possible, but doubtful. The only reason I didn't give this wine 100 points is that I can imagine (and am hoping) that I will one day taste an even better Champagne.
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5/27/2018 - jmoore431 wrote: 93 Points
Golden hued; rich spiced apple maturity with loads of toffee and smoke. Clearly in the decline though quite consistent with my last note of late 2015 on this. Ponderings on the "magic" of some cellar's ideal conditions,..blah, blah, blah,... aren't going to mean crap to this wine going forward. If you really like dying champagne, that's one thing. The fizz is going fast and it isn't going to taste like a mature white burg but more like a caramel dessert. Drink up!
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5/26/2018 - Xavier94 Likes this wine:
A vivid nose of toffee and caramel, vanilla and various spices that continue on the palate. Rich, sumptuous, but clearly delieneated flavors persist through to the finish. Impressive as this bottle was perhaps a bit advanced and may not represent the wine at present time. Loveley quality here.
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5/4/2018 - reichken wrote: 90 Points
goldish color...for a longtime my fav krug. these were original release andin bond stored.....one owner(me)....this is starting to become more evolved than i like my champagne. slight applenote
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4/19/2018 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Will T’s (30th) 87s (Noizé, London): Mid to full gold. Nicely rich on the nose. Properly Krug. Drops away a little on the finish but very nice and very drinkable. Lots of ginger spice. Lovely. ****
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4/13/2018 - Lars1974 Likes this wine: 99 Points
The fragrance promises so much. Finding nice age tones (Duh!). Cool fruit. Caramelized lime. New Year Rockets. Butterscotch Fudge. Honey and butterfried trattorella.
Tasting it everything is in harmony. An Acidity (with big "A") leading the way and suggesting that this is a near immortal wine. Pine, dried and fresh limezest. Smooth hazelnut. Coppa. The edge of freshly baked sourdough bread. Quinine. And Earl-Gray .... ice cream!
The mousse is among the most beautiful I've seen. Microscopic bubbles and lots of them. It's like velvet in the mouth.
Best champagne I've drunk in the last 10+ years.
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3/8/2018 - kr522 wrote: 94 Points
not as exuberant or thrilling as the last bottle, there was more notable development and caramel, thin mousse, and a nice saline streak with a little acidity to keep it interesting for me. I liked this a little more than others
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3/2/2018 - reichken wrote: 90 Points
original release bottles, well stored....goldish color, slightly oxidized. honeyed, a little too evolved for me
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3/1/2018 - BradE wrote:
A very good, but not great, bottle.
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2/28/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
La Paulée Chevalier Fête (Saison - San Francisco CA): So powerful throughout with a stunning combination of freshness, energy and richly mature apple. So good now, no urgency to drink up.
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2/23/2018 - dbg wrote:
Sarasota reunion: Krug, Carillon, LLC, Lynch, Yquem (Michael’s on East, Sarasota): Cellared since release. Very little fizz, a light brass color, an enveloping deep classic bready Krug-y nose with aged complexity. Rich, powerful and complex on the palate, well balanced and without a hint of oxidation, this should continue to perform for many years. Outstanding.
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2/11/2018 - FYC wrote:
Another amazing bottle. The fruit, richness, acidity, and complexity is in harmony. So irresistible right now.
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1/18/2018 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 97 Points
Amberish in color, nose full of honey, white flowers and toast. Very fine mousse, very well developed palate that is both deep and wide with loads of shaved nuts, very long length with plenty of minerals. Stayed in top form for over 3hours, this is not just a champagne but can drink as a wine. Marvelous.
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1/10/2018 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 100 Points
This is my tasting note #992 on Cellartracker and this is my first time I have given a wine 100 points.
I love Krug 1988 and I have had it many times from bottles but this time I tasted it from a magnum for the first time and it was mind-blowing. Krug Clos du Mesnil 1985 was my previous favourite champagne but I think this is even better. Krug perfume on the nose, acacia honey, packed with fruit and very balanced. Everything is there. A beautiful wine. It was exactly the same two hours after we opened it which bodes well for the future.
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1/1/2018 - UTPK wrote:
5 years since last taste. Wow, this is fresh and needs 30 min to open up. Colour is light yellow on the core with golden edges. Totally clear and sparkling colour. Great and expansive nose of burnt butter, caramel, truffles and other tertiary aromas. Full bodied but with such a great balance. Creamy texture. Piercing acidity which makes for a very long finish. The greatest champagne in 2017!
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12/23/2017 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 98 Points
Rock star among some of the best champagne served that evening.
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11/20/2017 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Long birthday lunch at Noble Rot (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): Deeper colour than for the MV. Served blind you could sense the age here. Most tasters picked in the 1990s but I guessed the Champagne as a 1988. Once revealed, you could easily see the family resemblance with the MV. A fresh bouquet of tangerines, spices, peaches and nut oil with a creamy or lactic element - a little Brie de Meaux-like. In the mouth, superb fresh acidity. 'The sweet fruit has largely gone but not the acidity', said Cathy. Grapefruit, burnt toffee, dry brushwood, Turkish delight, soil and clotted cream on apricot pie. Detailed and layered. A superb vintage Krug. For me, now in its prime drinking window.
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11/17/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Rare Cote-Rotie Dinner ('91, '88, '83) (Blue Hill (NYC)): [Magnum] Great butterscotch and buttered popcorn nose. Piercing acid on the palate still. Good richness and developing nice nutty scents and flavors. Very creamy as well. Good balance of energy and maturity. Persistent. A fantastic showing out of this tonight.
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11/17/2017 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
High acidity, linear, and focused. I would have enjoyed this a lot more had it not been served next to the '85, which was more complete, rounder, and more complex. In any case, this is a great Champagne, still on the young side -- well stored examples are likely to peak in 5-10 years.
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10/23/2017 - AV2012 wrote: 94 Points
Mushroomy fullbodied, very complex, medium amount of fruits remain, overall in a superb form and better than the one I had two years ago.
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9/26/2017 - kr522 wrote: 97 Points
thought this was amazing, managed to balance freshness and precision with a wealth of secondary flavors like nuts, butterscotch, a touch of honey and a strong saline note on the finish. in a great place. tyvm fatboi :^)
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9/25/2017 - fatboi Likes this wine:
Another delicious bottle that got better with time..Great depth and secondary characteristics ( Nick's words). Very fresh and a lasting finish. Enjoy
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9/17/2017 - reichken wrote: 90 Points
@cafemurano for lunch slight gold color sweet fruit nose, still lively but seems it is moving into next stage, well balanced , long finish but
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9/14/2017 - Markus IWC Likes this wine: 100 Points
"Champagne BYOB #14, all tested blind. Last bottle in third flight of 6 Krug vintages. WOW ⭐️ ATTENTION!! This is something really extra. Imagine 14 wine geeks being served 6 Krug vintages not knowing what's in the glasses. People start whispering and talking, and they all talked about the same glass. Immense power, striking elegance, purity and finesse, delicate and find-tuned like a Mozart symphony. Got goosebumps thinking I'm in the presence of greatness. This was the perfect vintage/bottle/timing! 100p"
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8/24/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Great depth and richness. This bottle had wonderful complexity but more firmness than some.
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8/19/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:
Full yellow, some remaining fizz that is short lived. Definite caramel, oxidative tone, very creamy, then fantastic acidity and stoniness. Like an old Grand Cru white Burgundy with residual bubbles. Great bottle.
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8/11/2017 - FYC wrote:
I've always maintained that the 96 will be better than the 88 with time. This bottle makes me doubt myself. The richness and complexity is supported by an acidity that just rachets up with time. A superlative bottle.
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8/3/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
A more advanced bottle with less freshness, particularly on the finish, than better bottles provide. Still, the '88 is impressive for the breadth of the palate. 93-
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6/20/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 95 Points
Amazing youthfulness. Strong acidity. Slightly darker than the 90s vintages in other glasses. More brioche and creme brulee. Some nice burned peach and toasted notes. Really strong showing.
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6/14/2017 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
The Yquem dinner (Chicago, IL): I had somehow expected a heavier and denser wine, with much more oxidative notes, and that expectation wasn't right. In fact, this was showing really fresh and youthful, with lots of white-fruited acidity and brightness. The concentration here is mind-boggling, and there's some serious chalky minerality here that I just love.
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5/20/2017 - bill00 wrote: 97 Points
Another terrific bottle of this. In a perfect spot of maturity where there are nutty, just faintly oxidative notes (in a good way) on the nose but still some bubbles and plenty of acidity on the palate. Well integrated and seamless. A great, great Krug.
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5/3/2017 - lepetitchateau wrote: 94 Points
Best bottle of this wine that I have ever had - and since most people think it is a great wine, I am happy to finally get a good one. So solid, pure and light yet intense.
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4/6/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points
Acker Merrall Pre-Auction Tasting (Le Cirque - New York NY): Tasting, brief note. From magnum. Apple and pear aromas and flavors with background toasted rye bread hints. Slightly fresher than another magnum from a month ago. Just wonderful.
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4/1/2017 - Racer117 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Aged to perfection. Sharp, lively, and creamy all at once. Aromas of mushy apple, truffle, hazelnut, citrus peel. Similar flavors along with lemon.
Thanks ShaneT.
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4/1/2017 - Javachip wrote: 97 Points
Bucket List 3.0 (Sbicca Restaurant, Del Mar, California): Clear yellow color with fine bead, subsiding after 20 minutes. A much more mature, evolved wine, visually and to the nose and palate, than the 1996 Salon tasted just prior. Notes of butterscotch, yellow apple, mushroom, dried chamomile, old limestone. Some initial stuffiness that improved with air. On the palate, this was full bodied, just a huge powerhouse of a wine, wearing the patina of age like an old king. After an hour, the wine was much more fresh, with notes of pure lemon oil, but by this time the bubbles were gone. My #2; group's FIRST PLACE in this flight. Thanks ShaneT!
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3/19/2017 - dcwino wrote: 99 Points
Mostly DRC lazy Sunday lunch (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): The same source as the Junly, 2015 bottle but fresher. Captivating nose displaying intense yellow fruit, cooked apple, lemon curd, Meyer lemon, lemon oil, crème brulee, smoke, honey and mineral. Intense and energetic palate, coiled lemon oil and intense yellow fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, strong mineral presence and the finish that lasts over a minute. This is drinking perfectly at the moment, incredible energy and precision yet also decadent and harmonious. The best example to date.
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2/24/2017 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
From magnum, all acid at first and then blossomed into a very complete and enticing Champagne. Strongly preferred over the '83 Salon.
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2/24/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
A 40th Birthday Celebration, Dinner Edition (Atlas Bistro - Scottsdale AZ): Also from magnum. Fully mature apple and pear with toasted brioche. Lots of energy and remaining textural charm. Plenty of life left. Very long finish.
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2/24/2017 - ricknat1 wrote: 95 Points
With Jim, Mannie, Rob, Bill and friends at Charlie Bird.
One of the best bottles of 88 I have had. Big Brawny and very young. could not compare with the rest of the flight but delighted to have it in any other company
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2/5/2017 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Super Bowl 2017 (Alpharetta, GA): Mine; decanted 15 minutes before serving; deeper amber color, super fine bubbles; deep golden apple on the nose, nutty, oak, slight sherry note, mahogany, butterscotch, leather, grilled nuts, burnt orange and lemon peel, porcini mushrooms; intense on the palate, still sharp acid, long finish, powerful; Grand Cru white Burg quality; loved how this was constantly changing and evolving in the glass- shame to consume this so quickly; a rare treat for me; a ballsy entry into the tasting-possibly the first Champagne served for the main event.
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2/5/2017 - Bruce 1er wrote: 95 Points
In great shape. Very fine mousse. Pale gold color. Complex fruit notes, especially citrus. Steely, with a smooth crisp finish. Quite elegant, delightful.
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1/1/2017 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 98 Points
Dinner at Andrew's place: Served non-blind after the Comtes and it's no contest. The Comtes was lovely but this Krug is clearly on another level. A similar colour to the Comtes. A fresher, much younger nose, far less oxidised. Lovely aromas of freshly cut lemon, white florals and chalky minerals. Superb texture. Totally à point. Seemingly a much younger wine than the Comtes. Fresh and refreshing acids. Beautifully balanced. Layers of citric, mineral, honeyed and other flavours. Very detailed. Drinking beautifully but this bottle had many years ahead of it. Perhaps my Champagne of the Year (2016). Nick said that he had to wait 10 years after release for the acids to recede sufficiently to enjoy it.
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12/29/2016 - justburg wrote: 91 Points
Year end dinner at Jade Palace. Deep yellow gold. Very fine bubbles, and well matured. Buttered toast, roasted nuts, olive oil, peach and vanilla cream. Lots of freshness and acidity on the nose and palate. Layered, elegant (for a Krug?!) and very opulent with lots of yellow fruit, yeast, buttered toast, hazelnuts and cashews. Impressive length and good complexity. Excellent start to the evening!
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12/10/2016 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 97 Points
I bought this bottle in Paris years before I met my wife and am now sharing it with her on the last night in the home we shared for more than a dozen years. It is safe to say the wine has been through a bit of an odyssey as it has resided in seven houses, four states, and two continents. The house, however, has endured much more as it was built over a hundred years ago directly behind what was at the time an active prison (the world’s first penitentiary). I have no clue who any of the past residents were, but during our tenure the house has seen countless dinner parties, dozens of stoop tastings, several promotions for its residents, the awarding of two advanced degrees, one toddler, one baby boy, the death of the best dog anyone could ask for, and a flooded basement.
And this champagne has sat there patiently, waiting to be called into service.
When I look back at all of those memories, I knew this wine would be special even if it turned out to be vinegar. We took the bottle up to my favorite spot in the house, the third floor deck where I could take in the city skyline one more time. After removing the foil and then the cage, the cork was at best stubborn, simultaneously causing me to feel the wine was either bad or that it was not yet ready to be drunk. Eventually, the cork succumbed, ending with a soft but noticeable sigh. Slightly dark in the glass with toasted caramel, brioche, and lemon curd. I was beyond anxious to taste, but the aromas wafting from the glass were so compelling that I lingered for minutes, my nose glued to the rim. Eventually, the allure won out and I tasted. I expected a yeasty, bready croissant but found a lemon meringue pie instead. Sure, the yeastiness was there, but it was shrouded in one of the more citrus driven Champagnes I have had in a very long while. Bright, tart, and sassy, I knew immediately that this wine is no where close to its peak. And the finish? Holy goodness! Lasting several minutes, this is a game changer, a wine that causes reflection, contemplation, and humility. Whoa. Incredible. 96-98 Points. thedrunkencyclist.com
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11/30/2016 - Gian wrote: 97 Points
1988 till now is my favorite years for Krug, with time the nose have show a lot of changes , very complex. Gold color , bread , at the beginning mashroom , toasted , butter , honey . very elegant with still really nice acidity , balanced , full power and very long finish
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11/16/2016 - sdr wrote: 86 Points
An unusual miss for Krug, which has been a model of consistency for me until this bottle. An unusual steely, cold metal and even marine note made it completely charmless. No toast, walnut or butter that I can usually find in well stored aged Krug. Others at the table liked it much more than I, though.
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11/16/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
Krug vertical tasting (Ecco Restaurant Zurich): Still didn't reach his peak, elegant, in the nose riper than in the palate, some foie gras , truffle and Yuzu, for his refreshing and vibrant effect, 98(99)
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11/11/2016 - fatboi Likes this wine:
This was an awesome bottle. was subdued at first. beautiful golden color. Second glass was a mature but rich and precise wine with a long finish. so enjoyable.
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11/10/2016 - BradE wrote:
Well stored bottles of 88 Krug continue to show brilliantly. Simply gorgeous.
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10/14/2016 - ricknat1 wrote: 92 Points
Not a great bottle, but not up to the usual standard
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9/9/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Pre-Auction Dinner (Morini): Quieter and more subdued than the '96. Slightly darker almond and a bit of speculoos. Subtle smoke running throughout. Still has pleasant energy on the palate but is more delicate.
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9/9/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful. Golden and rich, rounded and deep. Perhaps the best Krug vintage for current drinking.
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9/4/2016 - rSyver wrote: 96 Points
I have seen some notes lately on this that some find it fading - this one was certainly not. Very young expression with its fresh cut apples, amazing acidity and a great balance resulting in an ending lasting and lasting. Of my three bottles over the last 5 years this might have been the youngest in expression, although also my last one back in 2014 had an expression very similar.
Evolving slowly in the glass, but never heading down despite hours of enjoyment. Only small bobles. But this wine is certainly finesse and power put together. Food only made it better.
The sad side of the stort - my last bottles of the -88. Bought 20 years ago, all years at 8-11 degrees resulting in great enjoyment.
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8/4/2016 - BradE wrote:
Brilliant, and for me WOTN. In mag this is still very youthful. Drank well over four hours and could have kept on going.
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8/3/2016 - Abraro Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just back from Chanpagne where Mde De Souza informed 88 was the greatest recent vintage in all C. Luckily I had one of these (Krug) beauties in the cave. Deep yellow, ultra fine bulles, nuanced aromas of miel and toast. Soft attack, integrated, acidity still prevalent, secondary flavours of yeast, honeysuckle, white pepper. Long warm after taste.
Not a block buster like the Salon 88 but very good indeed.
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7/31/2016 - madeiradog Likes this wine: 98 Points
Wonderful freshness and acidity with layers of fruit, citrus and a touch of toast.
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5/17/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged in 2015 and reading a little young. In somewhat of an awkward phase of development with some nice yeasty and toasty notes but not full on. Very vibrant and big effervescence. Even a little screechy at first with lots of young citrus. Beautiful golden colour though. Always a pleasure to enjoy but these late releases can be laid down for a while more.
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5/16/2016 - galenico Likes this wine: 96 Points
VECCHIO CHAMPAGNE: Eleganza vegetale somma e di purezza ammaliante tutta giocata su note freschissime di sedano ed erba di prato. La bocca è ricchissima e multistrato, piena e di acidità scintillante. Struggente persistenza di minerali amari. Ancora giovanile, infinito e immortale. Krug all' ennesima potenza. Che vino pazzesco!!
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5/3/2016 - ricknat1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Truly delicious, soft and inviting, very fresh and intense. Great minerality, suffered by coming after 64 DP but was a great bottle
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4/4/2016 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Det här är en av de bästa champagner som gjorts. Ännu en fantastisk flaska av detta vin.
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2/20/2016 - bodo/norway Likes this wine: 96 Points
Starting the dinner with a Deutz 1988, followed by the Krug. My second of 5 bottles. Very good also this time. Powerful and excellent to food. Drinks well some more years - at least for the next five.
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2/18/2016 - cortoncharlie wrote: 94 Points
Long Long Lunch: Fantastic. Great structure and acid backbone. Still drinking a bit young and should have opened it at least an hour before hand. More intellectual than charming today but still a good way to start.
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2/17/2016 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
valentines drink, light gold, yeasty smeel with a touch sherry which seemed to blowoff, vibrant in mouth long finish. really enjoy this krug
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2/4/2016 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
The 90 La Tache dinner also 05 Coche CC, 88 Krug and 01 Rousseau CSJ (Decanter restaurant, St. Regis): Very similar experience as the last bottle. Very oxidative nose but quite fresh overall expression, brioche, smoke, tart tatin, sweet spices and slightly oxidize granny smith. Excellent concentration, very ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, abundant fine mousse, bright acidity and strong presence of mineral and very long sweet finish. It is a fully mature big scale vintage Krug with very ripe fruits, bright acidity and mineral. Still long life ahead but drinking beautifully.
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1/1/2016 - twoamps Likes this wine: 94 Points
wonderful aged champagne. golden color, tiny bubbles, honey, slate, caramel, a little bit nutty (mac nut, if I had to name a specific nut), long, lingering gingersnap finish.
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12/25/2015 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Deep and rich gold. Hardly a bubble. Deep and rich, very gingery with a toasty element coming across in a sense of it being slightly oxidative. Multilayered and complex in a deep and broad style; very satisfying; could just do with a pinch of extra zip and line to carry it through. ****1/2
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12/8/2015 - jmoore431 wrote: 96 Points
Medium golden colored; dried fruits and whiff of smoke, brioche. Enormously complex with mouth-coating palate. Extremely long. A treat.
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12/6/2015 - aquacongas wrote:
unfortunately corked. what a pity. thanks anyway Belinda for the bottle
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12/5/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Eleventh Annual White Truffle Dinner (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): This has been an inconsistent wine over the years. Mature orchard fruit with lemon peel notes. I like the power here, but it is more advanced than the better bottles.
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12/5/2015 - clayfu wrote:
One of the fresher bottles I've had in awhile. Funny as its fellow bottle from the same lot was completely oxidized.
Piercing acidity, but light and balanced unlike most Krug at this age. Didn't have the power and oxidative notes. Just a really beautiful persistent champagne.
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11/6/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
2005 disgorge. More limited expression in this bottle than I have come to expect from the '88. Fresh brioche and pear cider. Flashes of minerality when cool. Showed signs of life/youth with an attractive firm acid profile which was well balanced by sweetness but overall this bottle had less to say than others. Served alongside a very good Arnaud Lallement halibut dish.
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11/2/2015 - hajoha wrote: 93 Points
Ved åpning noe uren, sauebæsj.
Sauen går sin vei med luft.
Kommer seg noe i glasset, men mangler litt på topp flaske.
Stor intensitet.
Moden gul frukt, epler.
Veldig modent.
Flott lett kremet mousse.
Nydelig munnfølelse med flott konsentrasjon og syre.
Mye power, men balanse her.
Sitrustoner i utgangen.
Freshere i munn enn på duft.
Lang finish med flott syre og mineralkick.
Dette er virkelig flott vin, men det finnes bedre flasker.
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10/31/2015 - Jowh wrote: 93 Points
Fine wine and dining with the usual suspects (Svenns leilighet): Krug 88
Moden, kjent rik stil, sekundær og litt sopp. Litt unyansert syre. Noe svak flaske.
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10/31/2015 - LPEG wrote: 93 Points
Litt uren nese i starten, men den kommer seg med litt luft. Fin moden frukt, fresh munnfølelse med bra mousse. Ikke like bra som flaske smakt i 2014, men bevares, fin vin.
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10/31/2015 - AudunG wrote: 96 Points
From magnum. Lovely, seductive aromas. Intense, vivid and pungent in the mouth, with tight and crispy acidity. Concentrated and persistent. This was racy stuff!
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10/28/2015 - AV2012 wrote: 93 Points
Fresher and younger than expected. An ever changing and enticing bouquet, high accidity, racy, but I would actually keep it for some more years, imo it hasn't peaked yet and I liked it best after some half an hour in the glass. It was excellent but not mind-blowing, as I expected it to be.
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9/24/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
This continues to be a very good vintage for Krug. Caramel, butterscotch and vanilla were balanced by ginger, nutmeg, and a lot of wet slate. The palate is loaded with yellow plum and salted caramel. Clean and rounded with sliding back acids, this has been in a great spot for several years. 96-97
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8/31/2015 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 98 Points
Still my favourite Krug. The initial nose was to die for, unbelievable. It then dipped and needed about 45mins in the glass to come around. Wife and I drank our bottle pretty quickly with the first 5 courses of dinner in order to get stuck into the 85 Cheval Blanc (the nose of which was begging me to drink that bottle quickly too). Plenty of life left in this bottle, which was perfectly stored in my cellar. Another decade, easily. Wonderful top top champagne.
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8/16/2015 - Koods wrote:
Oddly tired magnum. Not a perfect bottle.
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8/15/2015 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Holy mother of God is this good. The aromas and flavor are beautiful, but that is not the best part of the wine. The palate weight, the depth of complexity and the unbelievable length are what set this wine apart from every other Champagne I have ever had. Seriously, this is one of those singular wine experiences that it will be hard to shake. It will diminish other Champagnes I drink for a very long time. Stunning wine. Absolutely stunning.
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7/12/2015 - MC wrote:
Spectacular. Wine of the night. So young and so well balanced. I wish I had more - so much more. A
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7/10/2015 - Keith Levenberg wrote:
Is this a representative bottle? I hope not. This tastes ooooooooooold. Tastes older than the undated bottle of Grand Cuvee which was probably older than this. Still some CO2 but not a whole lot. Deep color, brassy turning amber. People were guessing this was from the late '70s. Tasted fresher than it smelled but not fresh enough for my taste.
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7/9/2015 - dcwino wrote: 98 Points
Mostly Blind dinner - 88 Krug, 02 Boillot Monty, 02 Laurent CdB, 89 Palmer, 96 Yquem and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): I can’t help but notice the Krug bottle shape. Pop and pour, very oxidative impression but not madeirized in anyways. A hint of Vin Jaune, brioche, smoke and tarte tatin. The overall impression seems a bit advanced. Quite full palate, warm and round, ripe sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, fine mousse, strong presence of mineral, bright acidity and lovely long finish. It improves dramatically with air becoming more delicate and fresher. With two hours of air, complex and beguiling nose displaying sweeter yet fresher and more delicate yellow fruits, apricot, orange peel, lanoline, brioche, smoke, honey and sweet spices. The palate becomes incredibly silky and polished. The best is the last drop! I highly recommend giving an hour or two of air. This is a great example of fully mature Krug that needs a lot of air. It starts around 93 and gets up all the way to 98pts! My guess was 79 or 90.
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6/21/2015 - gotwine Likes this wine: 98 Points
Astonishingly good, far beyond any champagne I could imagine - incredible complexity and range of flavors beyond my ability to describe - bubbly on the palate but so fine as to not be visible (in dim light of George Restaurant) - what a way to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary - by far the most that I've ever spent for a bottle of wine and well worth it - a privilege to comsume - 98
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4/19/2015 - LWI wrote: 96 Points
Some Champagnes: Clear similarity to the 1996. Complex and intense, brilliant harmony between fruit and acidity. Still young.
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4/13/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 98 Points
I have tasted thousands of Champagnes and this Champagne has everything. It is still surprisingly young, fresh, complex, with a high acidity. Everything you want in a good Champagne.
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3/1/2015 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
biscuits, apples, power, elegance , complex,
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2/26/2015 - Dubie wrote: 96 Points
So many rave about 1982 and 1985 Krug, and they are right, but I must admit being very partial to 1988. I love its acidity, its length, and how it progressively coats the entire palate. Its rich yellow gold colour is also always very inviting. This was a great bottle once again.
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2/14/2015 - dbg wrote:
From 750. Cellared since release, no ullage. Light gold color, bread, apple and smoked nuts on the nose. Gentle mousse which mostly dissipates after about 90 minutes, full body, almost creamy mouthfeel balanced beautifully with minerally acidity, complex flavor follow the nose, long finish. Drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for years. Just a smidge less awesome than the last magnum opened. Extraordinary.
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2/11/2015 - lepetitchateau wrote: 90 Points
Two bottles opened, one much fresher and vital than the other... but I just find it too cumbersome and oxidized for my taste. (UC NY)
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2/5/2015 - valjone Likes this wine: 98 Points
Have had this many times and it never disappoints. This bottle may not have had the strength of previous ones, but what elegance, precision, complexity and finish! To me the best champagne and a real reference.
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1/24/2015 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 93 Points
Epic bubbles (blinded) (Zorg's place, Umeå, Sweden): Non-blind.
This is really delicious, but I don't see where the hype is coming from. (One guy gave it 100p before tasting it.)
Rich, deep, long and with an exceptional balance. Lacking complexity and added dimensions to merit a higher score. Admittedly, I was a bit underwhelmed.
Has the quality of both maturity and freshness holding hands.
One of the furthest-away-wines from meriting its QPR.
* To the many people who were involved in the chain of events that led to this btl finally being served in Umeå: THANKYOU ALL! You know who you are. *
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1/24/2015 - Zorg wrote:
I've been drinking wine for 30 years but have never fallen for champagne and haven't had many. Regardless of that I've heard a lot about Krug-88 and was excited to get a chance try it but was a little disappointed afterwards. The bubbles died quickly and to me it was like a pretty good still white wine with some complexity but nothing special and I only gave it 90p. Won't make that an official score so not to clutter the statistics with my lack of knowledge of champagne and I only had one small glass in a tasting with 24 different sparkling wines.
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1/24/2015 - Livermore wrote: 96 Points
Fantastic and still with high acidity. Finnish that refuses to end.
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1/18/2015 - bill00 wrote: 97 Points
This remains my favorite vintage of Krug and was the perfect bottle to celebrate the birth of our son. Beautifully mature with almond, slight hints of butterscotch and brioche. Incredible depth and concentration balanced by still very fresh acidity. Drinking fantastically. While this wasn't quite as flawless from 750ml as a pour from magnum a few months ago at La Fete du Champagne, it is an amazing wine nonetheless.
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1/14/2015 - fatboi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful gold hue, nice acidity but seemed to lack the zing I've had in other bottles. Still a very good bottle of juice.
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1/1/2015 - dansamsoe wrote:
This showed quite oxidative with a lot of walnuts on the nose. It freshens up somewhat with air and time tightens up a bit. But this bottle never showed anything good. Thinking perhaps that this was just more advanced than normal. Lacked seriously on the energy side.
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12/31/2014 - littlefoot Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yeah, not a big fan of bubbly tho you wouldn't know it from the collection.
This has a great nose- intense, lemon-cream-minerality almost turning caramelly, followed by surprisingly fierce bubbles. NIce but does not shake my tree. Like it a touch more than the '99 Grande Année from last night.
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12/26/2014 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
Tight little bubbles, yellow gold color, biscuity nose with creamy lemons, clean and straight in the mouth. Long finish. Champagne that makes you pause. Love this drink
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11/15/2014 - hajoha wrote: 97 Points
Vanvittig tiltalende nese.
Sitrus, gulfrukt, og floral.
Det er bredbeint og og elegant på samme tid.
Fantastisk munnfølelse med nydelig kremet mousse.
Svær konsentrasjon, intenst og den holder trøkket oppe gjennom hele smakskurven.
Fantastisk balanse.
Den sitter i munnen lenge, lenge.
Klokkeren og superfresh!
Kveldens WOTN.
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11/14/2014 - Jowh wrote: 98 Points
Does champagne get any better? Not in my book (yet). It smells like hot, steamy, clean sex. Pure umami on the nose. This is what 'the right stuff' smells like if you bottle it. It has power and finesse. Great structure and linearity. Nuts and citrus. Orange peels and Christmas spices. It is probably very close to peak but everything points to this being able to stay at peak performance for a long time.
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11/4/2014 - psmith wrote: 96 Points
Krug Dinner (Northbrook, IL): Bright, with a great linearity and balance. More feminine styling for Krug. Lighter citrus flavors. Great palate presence with few edges left. Great wine.
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11/4/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Dinner with the Best of Krug, with Olivier Krug (Northbrook, IL): Incredibly powerful with lots of apple and lemon and coiled energy getting ready to explode. Very long, keeps expanding. This is a vintage I have always really liked from Krug, and this excellent bottle was far better than another slightly disappointing bottle from last year.
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10/25/2014 - mwanasheria Likes this wine: 94 Points
A very classic bottle of Krug. Nose of toasted bread, brioche. On the palate, fruit, flowers, chalky minerality. Great.
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10/18/2014 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
From magnum. Exceptional, the surprise of the evening. Classical Krug elements of wild honey, oyster shell, ripe fruit, toasted brioche, and faint spice. Best bottle I have had. 96+
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9/20/2014 - redwiner Likes this wine: 94 Points
Flawless, stunning.
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8/11/2014 - thwacker wrote: 94 Points
has lost some bubbles and attained a slightly golden color but still surprisingly youthful and energetic with tons of succulent citrus and minerality. i think this wine has aged marvelously and still has years ahead of it.
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7/28/2014 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
slight golden color now, seems quite ready now, drinking beautifully. slight toast, bit caramel, almonds.
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7/2/2014 - CO_Roots13 wrote:
I may have been a little off my game on this as I didn't enjoy it as much os the other folks at the dinner. It was good (don't get me wrong), but not mind blowing. Strong yeast with baking spices and buttered toast. Nice length.
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6/28/2014 - dream Likes this wine: 96 Points
This still incredibly young champagne needed a good 45 minutes of air before it really began to show itself and I would actually recommend decanting it if you're going to drink it today. This delivered incredibly ripe and precise fruit with gorgeous flavors of seawater, lemons, smoke and spice. Really full and intense with incredibly fresh bubbles for a 26-year old champagne. The finish is deeply complex and satisfying with hints of oxidized tropical fruits, caramel, yeast, clove and copper-like minerals. Simply extraordinary aged champagne that has still not reached its zenith. Wowza! 96+
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6/23/2014 - rSyver wrote: 94 Points
The youngest -88 of this wine I have ever had. Long finish. Consistent with previous note, just a slightly better bottle.
The wine needs some time to reveal itself, moreover the palate is more open than the nose at first. The last glass being the best.
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6/22/2014 - clayfu wrote:
boom shakalaka this bottle was on fire. Probably the most balanced version I've had of this wine. The nose was a bit oxidized and nutty but the palate was just filled with such complexity and power. While the 96 salon next to it was about being bright this krug was about brooding power. Just all this mushroom, dark ripe fruit, brioche, the yeasty flavors just covers your palate. Punch in the mouth awesome going on right here
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6/9/2014 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 98 Points
The 1988 Krug is a magical wine, and clearly a wonderful vintage for this great maison. A bouquet of lemon oil, woodsmoke, chalk and warm bread is followed by a palate impression of unerring balance and profound intensity, with an amazingly bright, precise, solid core and a searingly chalky mineral finish. It should have no problem evolving for the next two decades and beyond. This is one of the finest champagnes I have had the pleasure to taste.
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5/27/2014 - godx wrote:
88s and 97s: Mature and classic Krug-y notes on the nose but this was fresh and energetic on the palate with beautiful weight and lively acidity. I’m not sure if this can get any better but it’s certainly close to its peak and should cruise here for a decade or two. Spectacular bottle.
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4/26/2014 - abbulf wrote:
Great champagne. Very youthful, but Salon 88 from magnum served next to it was even more youthful. Magnums of these should be kept for 10+ more years.
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3/1/2014 - MauriceE Likes this wine:
The wine of the day in a stiff line-up. Brilliant.
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1/24/2014 - BradE wrote:
Lovely bottle. Love this vintage of Krug.
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1/1/2014 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 96 Points
Some great wine for the end of 2013 (Our home): Beautiful way to end the year. Golden in color. Lots of small bubbles. The nose is great with baking bread and slight ginger notes. Smooth and full and round. Finish is amazing. Lasts forever. Awesome.
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12/25/2013 - sjwshiraz wrote:
One of the true great Krugs
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12/21/2013 - -E- wrote: 93 Points
@ Bagatelle 21.12.13 (Oslo): Klar, bronsegyllen. Lett oksidativ, utviklet nese med røde nedfallsepler, toast, kamfer, røde bær, karamell og nøtter.
Intens, nærmest eksplosiv, dyp frukt med preg av røde epler og mildt oksidative toner. Spiss syre. Finmaskede bobler.
Flott, fruktdreven lengde med toner av nøtter og kamfer.
Imponerende frukt, men noe langtkommen. Finnes nok bedre flasker. Havnet i skyggen av Salon 88 ved siden av.
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12/18/2013 - reichken wrote: 96 Points
Every time I have this fizz I smile and think "I need more of this"!!!!!!
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12/11/2013 - justburg wrote: 92 Points
At M's place for an impromptu dinner. First wine of the night (blinded) 24k gold! Such a lovely, attractive color. The nose was muted, with slightest hints of brioche, butter and cashews. The palate was soft and elegant, quite minerally with lots of lemon, peach and cashews, along with salted butter and seaweed. I couldnt quite believe it was a Krug 88! What a lovely treat, but without the usual Krug character.
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11/30/2013 - stiang Likes this wine: 97 Points
Fantastisk vin, trolig min beste champagne. Perfekt moden, enorm lengde og kompleksitet. Lost for words.
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11/17/2013 - valjone Likes this wine: 96 Points
Much more fresh than last bottle, effervescent , complex elegant and full of power. this bottle could have lasted for many more years to come. Amazing treat.
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11/15/2013 - Argrath wrote: 96 Points
Developed, harmonious nose with splendid depth - ripe apple, roasted nuts, marzipan and some very delicious tropical notes. Very elegant.
Fullish, fat body. Heavy and broad palate. Ripe red apple, chocolate. Razorsharp acidity that carries the wine through a long, splendid finish. Classic. Toasted bread appears more and more, a little oakiness in the background. Very complete.
This is almost burgundian in taste. The acidity is long, long, long. As our group contemplated - together with Salon the most hard champagne imagined. Majestic!
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11/13/2013 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
Golden yellow, toasty nose, well balanced, crisp acidity, super long and young ...I do love this wine
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11/12/2013 - BradE wrote:
88 Krug and 88 Salon. The Krug was a good bottle, that benefited from time in the glass, and for me emerged as the better of the two bottles. The 88 Salon isn't a killer champagne for me, but this was a good bottle.
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8/3/2013 - valjone wrote: 90 Points
Not as profound and complex as usual. A bit disappointing to be honest. Bright acidity and fresh, but lacking depth and complexity. Tones of sherry, citrus. Bottle was kept in cellar and was in pristine shape, but was not firing this evening. Too bad.
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7/2/2013 - PeterH Likes this wine: 94 Points
color becoming more golden. Good toast notes, acidity. Got decades of life ahead, sort of at a mid-point now.
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7/1/2013 - salil wrote: 95 Points
Champagne, Burgundy, and old Huët at the North End Grill (North End Grill, NYC): Drinking beautifully now, very fragrant, finessed and really seamless on the palate with mature toasty and white truffle flavours around a core of fresh citrus and pear fruit and gentle doughy and nutty elements. There's bright acidity beneath that keeps it very lively and fresh, an incredibly graceful, polished texture, and serious length - fantastic.
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6/21/2013 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
Broader and more evolved than the 1990
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6/8/2013 - BradE wrote:
As always, the 88 Krug is a total stud. Really great juice.
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5/31/2013 - lepetitchateau wrote: 91 Points
Fresh and round, but not particularly notable in character, especially given that it is the famous Krug. (H2O Mill)
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5/4/2013 - profiler54 Likes this wine: 100 Points
Popped and iced for 20 min. Served in Riedel Vinum Champagne stems at 49 F. Clear straw yellow color of deep intensity, A pronouced and fully developed nose of toasty vanillia , caramel, coffee, roast nut, yeasty bread, dried apricot, orange blossom, honey and delicate pear. The richness is balanced by a focused freshness, medium-high acid, pronouced flavors, creamy mousse, and a extremely long complex finish. Extraordinary -Perfection in a glass. Best Champagne I have ever tasted.
100 pts
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4/12/2013 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Mature Burgundy tasting at Range Restaurant - Leroys, Ann Gros, Arnoux, Rouget and Vogue (Range Restaurant, Washington D.C.): Fully matured, classic Krug nose, a hint of oxidative note yet remains fresh, subtle nose of barked apples, brioche, toffee and white pepper. Fine mousse, subtle sweet, silky and warm mouth expression, bright acidity and lovely resonating finish. Lovely champagne that is fully matured.
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3/24/2013 - sdr Likes this wine: 96 Points
Superb showing for this glorious champagne. Fully mature now. Very deep, rich, powerful, just plain flavorful of rye bread, walnuts, damp earth.
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3/23/2013 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Los Angeles "Bucket List" Offline (Los Angeles, California): The Krug required an hour in the decanter before it started to show its stuff. Unlike the Blanc de Blancs, the Krug offered greater power, intensely pure fruit, and oxidative notes on the palate.
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3/22/2013 - xwine wrote:
We had this for our 10th Anniversary. Medium gold color, with very tiny bubbles, and it's lost a fair bit of its effervescence. Quite oxidative, but with a very clean citrus quality to accompany the light nuttiness. An amazing combination of rich oxidative notes along with pure and precise citrus. How is something like this even possible? This kept me going back to the glass to sniff and sip, I just couldn't get enough of it. Ethereal and intoxicating. Phenomenal Champagne, and it may be apt to call it mind-bending! Loved every drop.
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3/21/2013 - DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
Much more forward than the last bottle I had 2 years ago. Hint of oxidation but a surprisingly biting/vigorous mousse on the palate. Quite a lot of burnt caramel and, with air, the classic krug curry powder (!) on the nose.
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3/6/2013 - mattjohnson_78 wrote: 98 Points
WOW! fully mature with a medium golden color showing of apples, cinnamon toast, almond paste and caramel. very creamy with amazing mouth feel. there are still an amazing amount of the tiniest of tiny bubbles and the acidity is extremely mouth watering! sad to see that one go!
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3/2/2013 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium amber-gold color with moderate medium bead. Aromas of caramel, toffee, yeasty brioche, and toast. Palate is full-bodied and maturing with pecan, caramel, toffee, and date bread notes. The truffle notes that this wine had 10 years ago have disappeared and this drinks great now, but no longer merits a profound rating from me. I expect further development and may reverse that comment later. Drink or hold.
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3/1/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Another Casual Burgundy Dinner (Storefront Company - Chicago IL): Very broad and powerful fruit aromas and flavors, less fresh and crisp than I recall from prior bottles, but still exciting based on density, persistence and length.
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2/24/2013 - dbg wrote:
From magnum, purchased on release and stored in temp controlled cellar since. No signs of ullage. Pop and pour, enjoyed over an hour. Light gold color, lots of bread, citrus and hints of apple and smoked nuts on the nose. Plenty of mousse, full body, almost creamy mouthfeel balanced beautifully with minerally acidity, complex flavor follow the nose, long finish, this is drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for years. Extraordinary.
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1/23/2013 - LeatherPalate Likes this wine: 95 Points
killer,brioche, green apple, citrus, nut oils, long, and explosive- this bottle was pretty young..
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1/1/2013 - dansamsoe wrote:
A superb bottle of champagne. Fresh, energy just great. Sligtly nutty nose. Mature. Drinking very well. Super fine mousse and great balance to the wine. I have far too few bottles of this.
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9/25/2012 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
As Jon noted, more advanced, but I really enjoyed it. Brioche and a little caramel and butterscotch. Good acid. 94 pts
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9/22/2012 - BradE wrote:
I love 88 Krug. This bottle was a touch more advanced than usual, but not with any negative attached to that. It always puts a smile on my face to drink this.
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8/26/2012 - dod wrote: 100 Points
Massive prunes, immense nose, possibly the finest scent i have ever experienced.
Overall the 88 is my favourite but the scent alone is worth the £
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7/5/2012 - winecowboy wrote: 92 Points
Toasted brioche with butterscotch. Very tasty.
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7/2/2012 - clayfu wrote:
Birthday Wines for Mr. Wei at Chateau De Husky; 6/29/2012-7/2/2012: I'm such a huge fan of this wine. "Powerfully elegant" is probably the best term. Everything is in place but with a touch of citrus, a touch of nuttiness, a touch of cream with a few spins of acidity and minerals as they all integrate together into a full bodied attack on the palate. Each bottle I've had has been so consistent unlike the 96. It doesn't reach the heights of the 96 in aspects of complexity and power, but for a consistently incredible balanced drink this is the Krug to go to
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6/4/2012 - phenricsson wrote: 96 Points
Still young. Very focused. Stiletto acidity.
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6/1/2012 - robertek wrote: 96 Points
Perhaps not the most perfect bottle but damn this is a good wine. One of my favorites Krug but this time not the best in a vertical of 88, 90 and 95.
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5/26/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 95 Points
Krug Vintage tasting (Stockholm): Appearance: Light golden yellow.
Nose: Ripe citrus, slightly nutty (walnuts), hints of fuge, some flowers, hints of honey and smoke. Very discrete herbal notes and some vanilla develop after a while. Very elegant.
Palate: Great concentration, citrus fruits (grapefruit), young impression, very mineral, high acidity, discretely spiced, very good length with impressions of grapefruit and freshness in the aftertaste.
Summary: Still young on the palate, 95+ p.
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5/23/2012 - Mistress of Wine wrote:
Gold with fine bubbles. Aromas of ripe citrus, yeast and green apple, with a touch of nuttiness. Wonderful body and lip smacking acidity with the fruit. Absolutely intoxicating from start to finish. A great way to celebrate this special day, as we mourn the last bottle of this case.
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5/20/2012 - dbg wrote:
Light gold, still plenty of bubbles but not as effusive as a few years ago. Yeasty bread and a hint of citrus and nuts on the nose, very rich and full bodied, Bready/citrus notes carry through from the nose accompanied by some savory flavors, still very fresh, great balancing acidity, outstanding.
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4/6/2012 - vespa110 wrote: 90 Points
Oro tendente al rame, il colore è troppo avanti rispetto al solito, al naso è un monolite di spezie nocciola e mineralità, sensazioni ossidate presenti. Bocca cremosa, salata e lunga ma secondo me la bottiglia no nera a 100 come altre volte.
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4/4/2012 - dgaiser wrote:
Bottle may have been open several hours, so hard to score. Intense nose of autolysis, caramel, baked quince, creamy butterscotch and preserved lemon. Full bodied with classic aged krug qualities. Rich oaky oxidative dried apple and quince with butterscotch, autolysis, preserved lemon and chalk. Long finish. Must have been a stunner fresh after opening. Potential 96.
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4/2/2012 - UTPK wrote:
Second time in a year. We had it next to a Krug Grand Cuvee, just for reference. Last time we visited Krug and tasted Grande Cuvee up against 1995 the difference was small. This time it was huge!! The 1988 is clearly the best vintage for Krug during the last 30 years. We have had all bottles from 1982 up to 1998 on the table at the same time, and the 1988 has one more layer both on nose and palate than the rest. At this time, only the 1996 comes close, and with time, perhaps it will equal the 1988. Not as much Brioche and toast as usual, it has given way to more complex aromas of soy sauce and deep burgundian old chardonnay notes. Very deep and solid nose. The palate is so rich and mouthfilling and elegant it makes you wonder how it is possible. Nothing besides and nothing above Krug!
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3/31/2012 - skisdeeppow wrote:
Dinner @ KC & W's: Extraordinary. Lovely golden color. Nose of citrus, toasted hazelnuts and some yeasty brioche. Very savory flavors on the palate - almost umami-like. Fine bead and while displaying a tremendous creaminess, it has a perfect backbone of racy acidity that transitions to an incredibly lengthy finish. This is a wine to sit and contemplate - I could have smelled it all night. Worked very well with a homemade rendition of TK's Oysters and Pearls. For me, this wine is as close as I have come to perfection in a glass.
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3/31/2012 - BradE wrote:
Great bottle. The 88's seem to be in a great place lately.
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3/11/2012 - theusualsuspect wrote: 100 Points
I purchased and stored Krugs on release from 1976 to 1996. Had many older vintages of Krug - my favorite being perhaps the 1964 in the mid 80's. My sense is that this is the best of all of them. Impeccably well stored, never since release seen a temperature above 53 degrees. On the table with a Peter Michael 07 Chardonnay, a Peter Michael cabernet blend, and a Drouhin 90 Griottes Chambertin, this was the richest of all of them. Remarkable balance and length with chardonnay in the lead notwithstanding the blend. A touch of nuttiness and citrus. A real show stopper. If you can't give 100 points to the best bottle of Krug you've ever had, having had many, what can you give it to? First wine on Cellar Tracker I've ever ranked above 96 I believe. That said, I believe that the 96 just might edge out the 88 in time.
The question to ask if you ever have the chance to drink a really well stored bottle of the Krug 88 in the next several years is - what champagne have I ever had that I would rank above this?
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3/6/2012 - muchomaas wrote: 96 Points
Such great acidity and balance from this vintage
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3/1/2012 - Papies wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at the Fat Duck (Bray, Berkshire): Showing quite a bit of colour, dark golden, losing some of its sparkle though. Rich and long but has lost none of it balance and it has a presence and length which is hard to describe. Granted a lot of is due to its show stopping power but nonethelss ths is an extraordinary champagne. Maybe loosing some of its vitality. 95 and drink as u please you lucky one.
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2/4/2012 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium amber-gold color, medium bead. Rich aromas of sweet, yeasty bread, apple, pear, lemon, and a slightly nutty and earthy element that gives away the age a bit. Palate shows a very masculine and sturdy frame with acid, toast, toffee, caramel apple, and biscuit flavors carrying into a long finish. Not as fresh as the first bottle from this six-pack and seemingly confused about being young or old. Delicious but slightly disjoint on this showing. Negative synergy with Kumamoto oysters in a briny preparation; positive synergy with a lobster dish with some sweet root vegetable elements. Drink or hold.
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2/3/2012 - BradE wrote:
Killer bottle of 88 Krug. Love this vintage.
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1/16/2012 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
Unico Night- this followed DP'90 and althugh that was good, this was a step up. earthy and deep layers of flavor, rich , lively, long in the mouth. still show life, great acidity and very long. this is still very much on the upswing
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1/10/2012 - Lord Rayas wrote:
Harvey/Esther dinner with Eric, Lucas/Joyce (Fa Zu Jie): rich golden colour. lovely nose of baked apples and toast with oxidised notes. big thumbs up from everyone but I thought it's probably slightly more advanced than it should.
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1/7/2012 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 100 Points
nose; lemon zest, brioche, campfire, and chalk.
palate; black truffles, toasted almonds, caramel, and green apple.
medium plus acidity.
moderate fine bubbles.
sensational all around.
great finesse.
made the hairs on my arm stand up.
gave me goosebumps, it's so good.
no doubt the best champagne i've had so far.
this shows why KRUG stands alone as the world's best champagne.
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12/19/2011 - Lord Rayas wrote:
Dinner with Julian/Ada, Alex, David, Arthur/Andrea, Gary (The Principal): dark yellow tone. fairly advanced. drink up
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12/2/2011 - Paul D wrote:
Bryan's Burgundy Lunch (Medlar, Chelsea): Pale/medium gold. Youthful nose, citrus fruit, lightly oxidative complexity. Mousse is very fine, and finish exceptionally long.
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11/24/2011 - Ramberg wrote: 97 Points
Krug!
K-R-U-G!
Do I need to say more?
Packed with the Krug trademarks.
Deep, mature, dark yellow.
A great spine/backbone, with power and finesse at the same time.
Like a top Chambolle in the sense of the classic description: “Like an iron fist in a velvet glove”.
On the nose I had traces of nuts and almond, truffles, red apples (of course, it’s Krug!), some green apples, chalk, some smoke and brioche.
On the palate truffles, minerals and apples in a prefect combo that goes on forever and ever.
Perfectly balanced acidity, clean and crispy with citrus fruit and some traces of honey.
Creamy, expensive wood.
Great mousse.
This is a true master piece!
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11/12/2011 - vinole wrote: 96 Points
Jack's Birthday Bash (Jupiter, FL): Lighter body and less creminess than the 90 and 95 I have had. Citrus tones with incredible depth and complexity that made for a tremendous Champagne. WOTN for most.
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11/3/2011 - Mr. Muga wrote: 97 Points
Served at annual Wine Pigs dinner at Volt from magnum. This is what champagne is all about! Tasting consistent with last notes posted on 1/1/2010. Baked bread and roasted nuts with a strong core of zesty citrus on the nose and palate. Wonderful balance and vibrant acidity with intense layers of fresh tropical fruits and an amazing finish. I love this stuff!
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10/28/2011 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
With a rich golden hue, this Champagne offers aromas of toast, yeast, citrus, smoke, caramel, pineapple, nuts and light honeyed fruits. Rich, soft and zesty, this Krug is drinking great today.
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10/15/2011 - rSyver wrote: 92 Points
Straw yellow on colour. Lots of nice small bubbles making a great creamy texture. At first the nose express mainly freshly cut apples, given some time in the glass a much more complex nose appears. Toast, bread and the apples get a more oxidative touch, however still appearing as freshly cut. The wine itself has no oxidative notes.
The fruit is great, acid is simply terrific and the finish is long lasting. But I think the wine improves with time in the glass. Impressive, but still more to go in my book. This will last for a long time still. Once again - the wine improves with time in the glass.
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9/24/2011 - the godfather wrote:
Took a while to open up but totally insane when it did. Still a youngster with a mega finish. Loved it
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8/31/2011 - reichken wrote: 94 Points
Ledbury- shiny yellow color, fine tiny bubbles. a little yeasty note on the nose. a burst of acidity and salinity in the move, very lively, clean and long. straight backbone of acidity. this champers is in a very good place and quite tasty. developing. made all the champagne lovers stand up and pay homage
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8/29/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Some RSV (and friends) with dinner (Boka - Chicago IL): Incredibly clean and crisp start, then showing some bready character and roasted almonds. Really powerful and concentrated on finish. I generally prefer the cleaner, more citrus styled Champagne, which isn't Krug's wheelhouse, but this 1988 combined Krug's trademark density with the linear beauty of the 1988 vintage.
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8/24/2011 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Just a hint of nuttyness, dense and concentrated, grippy bonding stuff, breadcrumbs.
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8/23/2011 - Rupert wrote:
Eclectic mixture tasted blind (Medlar, Chelsea, London): Funky nose, dried fruits and cider on the palate, not much fizz, but deep and intriguing. Quite different from my past experiences of this wine - less oxidative and without the fruit cake richness. This was fresher and leaner and I preferred it.
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8/23/2011 - SimonG wrote:
Ian S's Blind at The Medlar (The Medlar, London): Hardly a bubble visible, just a couple in the glass, stationary rather than rising. Quite a full straw to mid gold. Oxidative nose. An interesting mix between apparent age but a younger seeming palate. Plenty here. Good depth. Proper wine. ? Bolly or thereabouts. Lovely, but when revealed doesn't live up to the hype for me. Top ****
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8/6/2011 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
A disappointing bottle, the cork slipped out too easily and it was clear there was too much oxidation hovering over the wine. Still a dense core of citrus, honey and just a hint of nut, but the tang of oxidation always there.
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8/2/2011 - Lombardi wrote: 96 Points
In all, simply phenomenal! Gold color with almost invisible bubbles. The nose brought complex notes predominately of tropical (peaches, bananas, melon) fruits. Some notes of apricot jam. It took some 30-45m to open up more and more and show the complexity. Palate was so rich with lots of fruit intensity. This fruit body was accompanied by vivd acidity that takes care of giving freshness and grip to this fabulous wine. At first the acidity would hang in the palate giving a sharp edge to the lengthy finish, but this mellowed as we went through the bottle. Long long finish.
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7/17/2011 - LouisT wrote: 95 Points
Quite advanced on the nose - but it's 23 years old, after all! A bit tired on the palate? Mouthfeel spectacular - that wonderful Krug texture... Got better and better as the bottle went on.
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7/3/2011 - Finare Vinare wrote: 93 Points
Tasted blind. Luxurious, rich and generous nose with arrak, nougat, pralines, brioche, red apples and truffles. Rich and complex taste, very rewarding midpalate, lots of red apples, but it all finishes quite short - at least compared to the enormous length of Sugot-Feneuil's '85 BdB. This obviously is a cuvée of at least two great grapes, dominated by pinot noir. Creamy cask notes tells that it most probably was fermented/matured in oak. Agewise it seems to be an '88. We haven't tasted this wine before, but the first word - luxurious - points directly at Krug.
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5/19/2011 - 60ouvrees wrote:
One of the best bottles of champagne I've ever drunk. Needed a good hour or so to settle down, but once it did it was staggeringly good. Fruit and acidity in perfect harmony, amazing complexity and a finish that just goes on and on. Wow.
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5/9/2011 - BradE wrote:
Rock solid, and a champagne built for the ages.
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5/4/2011 - Jossik wrote: 96 Points
naso molto krugghiano, ricco, complesso, quasi dolce, però con finale di lampone, molto delicato mantenendo la complessità, sul fruttino rosso, elegantissimo anche se molto gasato. Bocca ferocissima e acida. Probabilmente la migliore mai bevuta
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4/26/2011 - jc-mmb wrote: flawed
have had four of these and three have been bad including this one. interesting. this one had good bubbles at the start, but they wound down quickly. smelled the cork, that was ok. smelled the wine. not corked, slightly oxidized but boring and angular. all tart fruit. mouthfeel same: simple, tart. no weight, no yeast, no bread, no nutty. my wife - who has amuch better sniffer and palate - dismissed sit from the start. horrible, not good. left it in the glass for 15 - 20 minutes. did it start to pick up? seemed to, but still not much to it. i dont drink a lot of older champagne, but i expected more out of this. i remember the one great bottle i had and this bottle waas nowhere near that.
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3/31/2011 - Jossik wrote: 93 Points
Al naso nota matura molto buona, nota di gomma, poi esce il fungo più champignon che porcino e leggera nota limonosa. Bocca agrumata e molto pulita ma che forse si perde un po' nel finale, con una bella entrata bella acida e piena. Dopo al naso esce la componenente più sul frutto, piccolo e rosso. Bocca più aggressiva iniziale ma poi si chiude. Forse la bottiglia meno convincente tra quelle bevute
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3/21/2011 - PatrikO wrote: 94 Points
Incredible well rounded and has entered into its prime drinking window, lovely 'busy' mousse, straw gold colour. Fullbodied and expands nicely in the mouth. Fresh acidity that marries nuts, dough and toffee very well.
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3/6/2011 - sdr Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is the reason why everyone loves Krug with a passion. The amount of sheer flavor packed into each sip is simply amazing, yet it's never top heavy, alcoholic, yeasty, acidic or tiring. Clearly in the full bodied camp with buckets of well toasted, warm buttered croissant. Perfectly mature. The only negative is a strange near total absence of fragrance, but once in the mouth, it's easy to forgive.
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3/6/2011 - BradE wrote:
A rock star champagne.
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3/2/2011 - vespa110 wrote: 95 Points
bomba al naso e in bocca, giallo dorato luminosissimo, naso frutto maturo giallo e nocciole tostate, poi tantissima mineralità , leggera ossidazione , buccia di cedro, bocca molto fresca, sapida con bollicina cremosa e finale tra il miele e il sapido. Che buono, nel bicchiere non molla la spinta olfattiva neanche dopo 2 ore, la bocca si smussa con il passare del tempo e si mette in equilibrio.
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2/15/2011 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
First Growth Dinner (plus some La Mission) (Ruths Chris - Washington, DC): Incredibly deep nose of sweet mousse, baked bread and roasted almonds. Darryl compared it to being in between a boulangerie and a patisserie on a street in Paris - the yeasty component was relatively balanced by a wonderful sweetness on the nose. Could have easily sniffed this wine for hours...it continually ebbed and flowed between yeasty notes and more mousse-driven notes. Palate had great depth and considerable weight for the vintage. Thought that the freshness and acidity were close to perfect. The bead on the wine was considerably diminished, but the structure was still there. Wonderful wine.
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2/12/2011 - Jossik wrote: 94 Points
colore dorato, perlage fine e sottile, stile ossidaivo krug presente ma non pesante, chiuso, poi pian piano si apre, profumi quasi di nocciolina di chassagne, poi esce l'agrume, bocca ampia e di bella spalla acida, lunga e piacevole
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1/21/2011 - tarheel17 wrote:
STG End of Year (Roy's): nose: chocolate, similar to the CH tasted alongside, but with more hazelnut and a more complex edge
palate: higher acid than the CH, this was nevertheless equally delicious in its own right. Clearly, this could age longer with its vibrant lemon backbone. I was enjoying the champers too much to take more detailed notes, but this was all I expect from 1988 krug.
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1/5/2011 - St Paul wrote: 98 Points
It is still a massive wine with that special Krug taste. I love this wine and I was suprised how young it still is.
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12/16/2010 - Dbrane wrote: 87 Points
Andrew's Birthday (Jade Palace, Forum): Medium yellow. This wine is extremely young at the moment but bold as a Krug should be. Tasted blind I would not have guessed this as a '88. No secondary development yet and this is a calm and not showy wine which ends with a long citrusy finish. Develops further in the glass. This is a long-runner. Very good now, potentially outstanding in >10 years.
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12/16/2010 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
2010 Simple Dinner Series No.9 – Rhone God’s Birthday (Jade Palce @ The Forum Shopping Mall): Alcohol :: 12%
Medium golden. The serving temp was cold hence it was very tight on the nose but the underlying material, sweetness and oxidative profile is very promising. Lightly toasted oak, yeasty, earthy with green apple and when the wine warm up, it shows stronger honey coated white and yellow fruits, mushroom, honeysuckle, lots of herb and toasted nut as well as underlying freshness. Not super complex, but focus and deep. First sip, WOW! Powerful! Palate staining intensity with tons of dry extract, good structure, vibrant, toasted profile but the transition to the finish wasn't perfect as it was disjointed with just a medium length finish with mineral tones and slight heat. Not really showing. I left my pour in the glass till end of the night (3hours later), the wine started to pull itself together and show great freshness, tension, palate staining intensity with well balance of sweet fruits and dry extract then turn to dry, clean precise finish that linger with mineral. The finish is better now, but still, not able to carry the power from the mid palate and lack a bit of depth. This need at least another 5yrs to really show. Buy - No.
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12/16/2010 - astroman wrote:
Served slightly chill. Nose rather tight but the palate still outstanding. Lasting finish that seem to go for mins. Still very sharp despite the age.
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11/28/2010 - Lord Rayas wrote: 93 Points
Roland & Louisa dinner (上海總會): still young. nice now but will improve with age.
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11/27/2010 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Peter's Exit Dinner (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A superb Champagne that went down a little too fast. It was only towards the last few sips that it really opened up in the glass. Golden orange, almost amber in colour. Very developed on the nose, with deep meaty scents, some caramel notes and umami galore, with savoury Bovril and some mushroom essence swimming around the glass. The palate seemed a lot younger though. It had really glorious acidity, this was just amazingly fresh and zippy. Not in a young strident way, but just brilliant in the way it zoomed across the mouth, revealing fruity red apples, a strong undercurrant of white meaty goodness, and some absolutely lovely minerality as it entered into a long, powerful finish. Lots of depth, yet this went down so deceptively easy. I guessed either 1985 or 1988 given the strength of the wine, but could not pick out the Krug. This was a very different beast from the heavier, maybe more masculine 1989. In contrast, this was quite, quite the elegant wine. This particular bottle was just about getting into its stride too - I would give it 2-3 years more before it hits peak drinking I think.
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11/19/2010 - Wrighty wrote: 93 Points
My 40th dinner celebrations (Crown Wine Cellars (Hong Kong)): Still quite light in colour and very bright. Mousse was also fine. Nose still young but seemed to have lost its wow factor.
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11/9/2010 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Fresh elegant and fine with a citrussy rigid spine. This is a supremely youthful Krug with great freshness and drive.
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10/30/2010 - Jdub wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at the Book Bindery in Seattle with J&M (Seattle Washington): What's left to say? Still my favorite of the 88-90 troika. Big acid, bit fruit, apple peels, blah blah...Should prove to be the longest lived of the three imo. Initially a bit bracing, with a bit of air this settled in place and continued to put on weight and length.
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9/24/2010 - vespa110 wrote: 100 Points
Emozioni rare...
Dopo tanti anni di "corteggiamento", dopo aver aspettato sempre l'occasione buona che mai si presentava, ieri sera una bottiglia di vino era piena di emozioni.
NON mi ricordavo il tempo di provare quella sensazione, in cui ti rendi conto che un bicchiere di vino può trasmetterti con estrema facilità, è bastato vedere mio padre che dopo tanti anni di pazienza, con un movimento leggero stappa questa bottiglia e se ne versa un goccio nel bicchiere.... quel bicchiere che fino a prima brillava come una preziosa gemma, poi è diventato un calice dorato luminosissimo.
L'attesa nel vedere la sua espressione e poi la tensione sparisce lasciando un sorriso orgoglioso sul suo viso.....
Finalmente anche il mio bicchiere si trasforma in oro colato, penso di avere in mano uno dei gioielli che più ambivo, non per la sua rarità ma per la sua storia, è un gioiello che profuma di festa di paese con quelle note di mandorle e nocciole tostate assieme a quel miele e zucchero caramellato e crosta di pane appena sfornato, più sta nel bicchiere e più si impreziosisce con profumi di mare, mango, ananas che mi portano alla mente il ricordo dei caraibi per poi tornare da noi con pesche gialle, pera e banana "fritta" nel burro appoggiate su un letto di crema pasticciera e "finalmente" chiude con un profumo leggero di cognac, un tripudio di sensazioni , la voglia di assaggiarlo è ormai al limite e finalmente dopo l'assaggio il gioiello dorato che era nel bicchiere si trasforma in un sigillo impresso nel mio cuore.
Bocca intensa, trasuda tutte le viscere minerali che stanno nel sottosuolo, la bollicina è cremosa e vellutata mai scontrosa, l'acidità è tanta e fa salivare talmente tanto che l'impressione iniziale è che manchi di corpo ma poi ritorna in maniera preponderante tutta la frutta fresca, secca e tostata che richiama le sensazioni al naso chiudendo con una vena leggermente ossidata, bocca magnifica per eleganza e per persistenza aromatica .
Grazie a mio padre Eugenio che ha custodito questo prezioso gioiello per berlo con me.
L'emozione di ieri sera si chiamava Krug 1988.
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9/23/2010 - dgerst wrote: 97 Points
Drinking great right now. Very fine bead, aromas of lemon-lime and green apple. Huge blast of ripe citrus fruits, perfectly balanced with powerful acids. Very long finish. Improved as it warmed up, last sip the best. Very long life ahead.
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9/18/2010 - sdr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Vintage Krug rarely, if ever, disappoints, and this bottle was no exception. Purchased from Rare Wine several years ago. Good mousse for age. Fully mature, rich and satisfying. Seems less elegant but fuller in body than in the past. The usual Krug toast, caramel and roasted nuts. Needs food, too intense to drink alone. Wonderful.
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8/18/2010 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Some sweet honey on attack, packed with intense yellow fruit that has yet to fan out fully, beautifully tart, very long and refined finish. Wonderful balance, just entering its window. As good as it gets.
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7/19/2010 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Bright and incredibly youthful. Superb palate, with length and power. Not yet close to its peak.
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7/2/2010 - Jossik wrote: 96 Points
Assolutamente splendido, stile perfettamente krugghiano, naso con quella punta ossidativa insidiosa e seducente, acidità tagliente in bocca. Sta iniziando a diventare pronto ma regalerà molte emozioni in futuro. Evolve poi al naso mostrandosi salmastro bello e pieno, poi esce la crema, in bocca bello acido e ben corrispondente al naso.
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6/25/2010 - canan wrote: 97 Points
Misc Bordeaux 1990 tasting - Martin: A very impressive nose with loads of freshness and intensity. Showing fresh green apples, solid lemon core and with some nice hints of grape.
The palate is simply stunning. Green apples and grape with some bitterness in the aftertaste and an overall very tight acidic core. Still fairly elegant but it does seem to put on weight with some air.
Still insanely young with a huge clean and precise acidity. Very long and impressive aftertaste.
A little lime also shows up with some air!
LOVED it :-)
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6/25/2010 - Terkel wrote: 97 Points
Bordeaux 1990 - 20 years later (Martins office): Medium yellow color. The aromas jump out of the glass with exciting, very fresh and pure citrus fruits, yellow apples, burned toast, butter and nuts. On the palate the layers of yellow fruits is stunning, all clearly delineated, yet intermixed in a complex mesh of citrus, lemons, grape, blood oranges and yellow apples. Striking acidity that picked me up and sharpened my attention. On the midpalate the taste mellows a bit with sherry flor, flute, citrus soda and butter. Exceptional length and freshness. A grandiose Champagne.
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6/25/2010 - BradE wrote:
Drank the 88 and 90 Krug side by side. Interesting comparison. Two of us liked the 88 better, more backbone and structure. Two others like the 90 for its current approachability. Both very great Krugs, drinking well right now.
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3/16/2010 - jimbomatic wrote: 98 Points
This started out more closed in the nose than the clearly more opulent 1990. However, after an hour or so this was dominating the dojo a al Kramer. This is sublime Champagne. Those looking for their kicks should look elsewhere but those wanting elegance and back palate length should hit the brakes right here. Majestic and formidable. A classic vintage Krug.
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1/20/2010 - FlyingDutchman wrote: 97 Points
Good air pressure when uncorking. Deep golden color. Butter, nuts, wow - this is how a sparkling Meursault would taste I imagine. Medium intensity. Perfect balance and long finish with citrus and some hints of vanilla. Had a beautiful seafood platter with it (smoked salmon, smoked eal, smoked halibut and cooked shrimp). Extraordinary combination.
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1/16/2010 - dlevy wrote: 93 Points
Tart, chardonnay base, tiny bubbles, long after taste, one its way down. With the salt in the tartar the champagne foamed in the mouth with abundant flavors.
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1/1/2010 - Mr. Muga wrote: 98 Points
Baked bread and roasted nuts with a strong core of zesty citrus on the nose and palate. Once tightly wound and dense like steel, it is now finally ready to really enjoy and it does not get much better than this.
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10/16/2009 - Argrath wrote: 97 Points
(Very old note for personal reference)
Fully mature, mighty nose. Oak, butter, walnuts dried apricots and fresh orange hints. Utterly complex.
Full body. Full taste. Dark chocolate combined with lovely orange zest. Butter, dried apricots, earth and mushrooms. Mature, harmonius and with a splendid grip.
Among the most impressive champagnes I've tasted.
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10/16/2009 - winenewb068 wrote: 94 Points
There was next to no air pressure when uncorking this bottle. In the glass it's a deep yellow color. Rich, yeasty, some sherry notes, long on the palate and the finish. Great on its own but stands up to food as well. This bottle didn't last long.
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8/11/2009 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points
Last time I had this years ago it was almost uselessly young, now it's finally showing its age and is golden and butterscotchy. The pinprick fizz is getting a little tired and lazy but it's still a deep, expressive Champagne in its zone.
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7/25/2009 - Winger wrote:
Lemon/citrus. Very pale gold which suggest a youthfullness which is bourn out on the palate. Beatiul, intriguing and delicious. This is very high praise coming from a person who generally doesn't "get" Chanmpagne.
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6/7/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light gold color. Fresh, lively bead. Powerful, full black fruit with tremendous acidity and the bare minimum of any secondary Champagne notes. Outstanding and young.
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5/29/2009 - robertek wrote: 99 Points
This is as close to perfection as you can get so why not 100 points? Well because I am convinced it will improve even more over the next 20 years. It's a phenomenal wine that is very complex. It offers notes of nuts and roasted aromas that are so appealing in a champagne. This turns into a Montrachet like nose that is almost overpowering - and it doesn't go away the slightest. On the palate it is also great - nuts again, vanilla and red apples along with pie crust :-) All of course perfectly balanced with nice acidity. This is a wine to enjoy a full evening (preferably on your own with the whole bottle - it's that good) without food although we had it with grilled turbot, seared butter with sunflower seeds, fresh potatoe and fried suger snaps. That worked too.
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5/20/2009 - Winetex wrote: 96 Points
Beautiful champagne!
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4/18/2009 - JJL wrote: 93 Points
Lots of walnut on the nose. The body was fresh with nice acidity and smooth finish. The palate was a bit of letdown based on my experience with the big 3 '90 vintages. Lots of minerals, sour lemon, unripe peach with a long metallic finish.
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3/18/2009 - rsepulve wrote: 98 Points
One of the best Champanges I've ever had. Just entering its drinking window, this wine is rich, powerful, and lively with plenty of citrus, notes of baked bread, nut oils, and touches of smoke and vanilla. Beautiful and complex wine.
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1/9/2009 - BFG wrote:
Delicate nose, some wood remaining. Still has a long life ahead of it. Light on the palate. Very nice.
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12/10/2008 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
Ledbury Dec Decadence Lunch- small tiny bubbles, vibrant, light gold yellow color, bottle was in great shape, smelled toasty and a bit of woody on the nose but it really opened up with a nice biscuity nose , slight lemony zest to it, very well balanced , smooth, vibrant in the mouth and very long and straight
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11/28/2008 - reichken wrote: 94 Points
thanksgiving-always a great bottle, youthful, vibrant, long and straight. nice dry krug
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11/28/2008 - bgree375 wrote: 98 Points
phenomenal, a religious experiance for an atheist
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10/27/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 92 Points
very nice, entering it's drinking window. tightly focused, but not a blockbuster.
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10/27/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 95 Points
G7 (Kevin): Tastes of cherry soda, melon, lemon and apple with a nice doughy character and minerality. Tightly focused intensity in the mid palate. Possesses a powerful yet very complex finish. Simply outstanding every time I drink it.
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10/27/2008 - Alex G. wrote:
Tremendous length with the chewy aftertaste reminiscent of '86 DRC Montrachet. Very complex palate, with an array of fruits, bread, and nuts. Flirts with perfection, except for a bit too many oxidized notes. An exceptional wine. A-
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10/3/2008 - gorm wrote: 95 Points
Very sour nose with green apples, mirabelle and rubber. Seems very young and the acidic profile made me guess for 1996 or even 2002. In the mouth it was very intense and very convincing. A great Krug. Not a rival for 1996, but not far away either.
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8/3/2008 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
Ledbury Lunch (London): Ledbury Lunch, London Golden color with a nose of nutty biscuits or nutty bread. fine little bubbles in the glass and in the mouth they are also fine and quite vibrant, tastes of toast nuts and acidity, very fresh,youthful, linear and long. really enjoyed this bottle and the 88's seem to be holding in really way
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7/14/2008 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
French Bakery BYO Champagne/White Burgundy Lobster Dinner; 7/14/2008-7/17/2008 (The French Bakery, 1023 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida): July 17th, Sergio's wine CHAMPAGNE OF THE NIGHT by general consensus. However just edged out the 1990 Bollinger, 9-1/2 to 8-1/2. Surprisingly light in color, with great vibrancy, and in my limited experience much lighter and more youthful and ethereal than other Krug's I have had. Incredible to believe it is 20 years old. From its appearance now, it seems it will outlive the elder members of last nights feast/repast! THANK YOU MARIA & SERGIO!!!
Carlos' comments: Very effervescent; Nose- Vanilla, yeasty; Big long finish, cold.
Lee's comments: lighter, less fruit, older.
Bob H thought this to be the 96 Gosset.
Roberta & David, Maria(comment - "Loved It" & Sergio, Greg, Deirdre, and Bob M preferred the Krug over the Bollinger. Charlie and I liked them equally.
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7/5/2008 - sdr wrote: 94 Points
A beautiful champagne to start our wine dinner at Table 8 with Greg, Brian, Nic and Marie-Claude. Perfectly mature. An elegant middleweight with a hint of the Krug caramel but so much more. Excellent mousse with a mesmerizing couronne of tiny bubbles. Long, refreshing aftertaste. Easy to drink yet rewards study.
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5/30/2008 - JScott wrote: 95 Points
Just beginning to show some mature toffee notes at the edges of a spectrum of citrus, brown sugar and apple. Miles to go, but beginning to loosen up.
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5/20/2008 - cmbond wrote:
Medium-dark golden color with very fine bubbles that lasted for hours. Great out of the gate, but improved with a few hours in the glass. Huge green apple and toast elements on the nose, with citrus and sweet oak as well. On the palate, incredible balance and acidity, with great length to the apple and nutty toast flavors. Overall, best Champagne yet.
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5/3/2008 - sdr wrote: 93 Points
Barry does it again by bringing this marvelous Krug to our dinner at 4 Rivers. It seems fully mature now, with heavenly aromas of barrel, caramel, toast and a hint of citrus in the backround. On the palate, medium full but not at all ponderous; mouthfilling and very satisfying. The mousse has settled down now so it's more prickly than gassy. Surely this is in its prime.
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4/26/2008 - Rupert wrote:
OK, I expected it to be oxidative in style, but actually the nose on this was to me oxidised and faulty - very rich fruit cakey palate, but lacking freshness - past bottles have been much better
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4/19/2008 - theusualsuspect wrote: 97 Points
In my view, this is an atypical vintage of Krug, which atypical as I find it, I must admit I like. The typical dominant pinot noir note is missing as I taste the wine. My guess is that this is not a function of changing the blend in the cuvee, but rather a function of the relative quality of chardonnay and pinot noir in 1988. Instead of the expected plum pinot noir notes througout this wine, I find far more chardonnay notes. On the nose some citrus and bready notes. On the palate more of the same with a touch of toast. But regardless, and above all, it has that Krug and Krug only richness. For sure, a great Krug that is rich enough to stand up to, for example, a glass of whiskey ( done this test several times over the years), but to my mind considerably different from the Krug I generally expect. Interestingly enough, tried this six years ago, and it was very difficult to sort out. Today, it has all come clear and good.
A Krug perhaps to use as a substitute for a white food wine, if a Krug couild ever be said to fit that mold.
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4/17/2008 - Winetex wrote: 95 Points
Can't add much to TNs for this wine but to describe last night's bottle. It started off tight but again opened up after the first glass. The last glasses with food were superb with a very long finish.
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2/24/2008 - MC wrote:
very nice. fully mature and feels like it will hold for a bit, but no reason to hold. A-
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2/19/2008 - winekitchen wrote: 95 Points
Very, very nice. Got even better as it warmed up a bit in the glass. Crisp citrus and toasty notes that open up into an elegant, well-balanced wine with significant weight and depth. Wonderful on its own, but paired very well with a crab and avocado salad. Wish this hadn't been the last bottle in the cellar.
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2/9/2008 - Totatalitarian wrote:
From magnum. Beautiful stuff, still very lively and youthful but starting to exhibit those toffee and bakery aromas I like so much.
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1/19/2008 - winenewb068 wrote: 94 Points
Mmm...what a treat. My first experience with 'mature-ish' vintage champagne. Compared to the '95, this is downright tame! This wine is very balanced, amd I'm sure it could last for many more years. Nose of honeysuckle, grapefruit, and a bit of sherry. Based on this, I can see why aging champagnes would be worthwhile! As this warmed in the glass, you could even compare this to a great burgundy. Bottom line - I'm glad I have more in the cellar.
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1/9/2008 - reichken wrote: 94 Points
Drunk at home. small fine bubbles in a golden liquid. strong biscuit/wafer nose. in the mouth it is quite vibrant, yeasty, with a fair bit of toast. great balance currently. very linear and long, really enjoyed this
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1/5/2008 - sdr wrote: 90 Points
The ineffable Krug class cannnot be denied, but this bottle (sourced recently from Blicker Pierce) seemed more like a Krug from the '70s. Good mousse, interesting aromas of caramel, toast and walnut. On the palate, medium weight, medium finish. But there was a distinct lack of thrust and energy. Could the '88 be tiring already? Twenty years is not old by Krug standards.
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12/1/2007 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Third Annual White Truffle Dinner (David Burke's Primehouse - Chicago IL): Incredibly clean and crisp from first sniff through to the end. Lots of citrus, just some traces of toasted brioche. Energy exploding on finish.
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12/1/2007 - winefool wrote: 95 Points
Lieu-dit-Cru White Truffle Dinner (Primehouse): Wonderful example. Citrus bright racy toasty with a hint of nut - almost prickly! This wine is maturing and shining more than ever. 95-96 pts.
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11/25/2007 - dsimmons wrote:
Shared with special friends at a Thanksgiving gathering. I do not drink a great deal of champagne but this bottle was far and away the best I have ever enjoyed. A very elegant bottle and a delight to drink. If this quality of champagne were more affordable I might become a convert.
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11/19/2007 - rsepulve wrote: flawed
Bummer! I'd never had a corked Champagne until now!
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10/26/2007 - chbeaumont wrote: 94 Points
Deep colour; bready; substantial verging on meaty, marked acidity; really tight, needs considerable time. Dry, powerful finish.
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7/23/2007 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points
Quite a deep gold, characteristic oxidative nose, butter and yeast, tangy, and with a citrus tone lifting it - powerful, deep and very impressive
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5/3/2007 - sdr wrote: 97 Points
Barry brought this masterpiece to the Four Seasons to share with the Cataldos and us, and it was easily wine of the night for me. Gorgeous perfume, which, when it warmed a bit, resembles an elegant Meursault from the likes of F. Jobard. Modest but persistent bead of the tiniest bubbles. Medium weight, incredibly elegant rather than powerful, disarmingly beautiful. Where will it go from here?
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5/2/2007 - 5laton wrote:
Pretty remarkable. One of the most complex, expressive Champagnes i've tasted, super dense with toasted hazelnut, mushroom, butter toffee flavors. I could still taste it when i woke up this morning. While i generally prefer a more steely, nervy style of champagne, i really have to give props here. One person mumbled that this wasn't as good as other bottles of the '88 they've tasted; i lack the experience/reference to speak to that. I'm humbled by Gene Keenan's generosity as well - he dropped this off even though he couldn't join us for dinner. Thank you!
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4/15/2007 - dream wrote: 96 Points
Dinner with Evan Lobel & Friends with Lobel's Meats; 4/14/2007-4/15/2007 (The house of Jeff and Fran Kadish in Croton, New York): A very powerful vintage for Krug and it's just singing out of magnum right now. Really intense and concentrated with a great lemony/nutty richness, loads of mouth-watering acidity and a really firm, minerally finish. Hints of oak and caramel butter add to the complexity of this great, still relatively young and classic champagne which was flavorful and powerful enough to pair beautifully with the ceviches appetizers. 96+
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4/14/2007 - ajlewis wrote: 93 Points
Moving toward a more golden yellow. A complex nose of mature peeled citrus rind, a heavy slate, and hints of sherry. Like rolling marbles in the mouth, dense and even chewy, honey, oily nuts, and warm granny smiths. I see why this is adored but this is not my favorite style.
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3/14/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 97 Points
Krug-athon (Sydney, Australia): Lighter again, straw gold colour. The nose is brilliantly layered with notes of pear, gunpowder, vanilla, smoke, lime, grilled cashew and floral undertones. The carry, persistence and depth of flavour along the palate is awe inspiring. This wine is the definition of class and it has the supreme structure and balance to get even better over the next 10+ years.
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1/28/2007 - Tubbs wrote: 98 Points
Joan says YUM! I agree...
The '88s are finally starting to show a little evolution. Quite simply this is one of the most complete champagnes I've ever had.
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12/28/2006 - winenutnyc wrote:
yawn, another Krug drunk too young. tight, yeasty, austere and still fantastic.
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11/30/2006 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 98 Points
An evening with Michael Broadbent (Christie's London): Supreme elegance, mushrooms, nuts, perfection. A really great wine. Much more beautiful than the hefty 1990.
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11/18/2006 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Second Annual White Truffle Dinner (Saddle and Cycle Cub - Chicago IL): Magnum. Fresh and energetic. Lean fruit with lots of acidity, minerality. Moderately long finish.
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11/15/2006 - 60ouvrees wrote:
Still young and tight but oh so promising. After sitting in the glass a bit this started to strut its stuff. Great wine.
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11/3/2006 - winefool wrote: 95 Points
Dinner with He Who Must Not Be Named (Jim Clary's): From Mag. Typical delicious 88 Krug, showing even a bit better from Mag. Somehow seemed a bit more open than the last time I had it.
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10/28/2006 - psmith wrote:
Fat, ripe, orange and apple pie front with Krug oxidative notes. Very austere and hard on the finish, and with a not-yet-integrated dosage. Needs lots of time to fill out, but quite nice with a dim-sum lunch.
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10/18/2006 - fredb wrote: 96 Points
Gold color, fine mousse. Nose still youthful with nutty, brioche, floral flavors punctuated by hints of truffle. On the palate, the Krug intensity is there in spades, with a strong hazelnut, toffee, honey, truffle note. Some sherried notes appear on long finish. Extraordinary, nearly profound.
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10/4/2006 - mattiasjansson wrote: 90 Points
Backstreet - Spain (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Big, but crisp. A little tight. Bread, almonds.
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8/21/2006 - CamWheeler wrote: flawed
A honeyed, toasty and nutty nose that I usually associate with Krug, but there is none of the trademark Krug intensity, complexity or richness here. The palate was flat and bitter, finishing short and becoming increasingly oxidised and sherried after a short time in the glass.
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7/15/2006 - sdr wrote: 92 Points
Note to self: do not drink champagne after brushing your teeth and rinsing with Listerine. Although it was at least an hour later when I took my first sip, it seemed the Krug was dull and lifeless, even though the color and bead were their usual wondrous selves. After a bite of bread, suddenly the wine came to life and showed some, but not all, of the fabulous style and elegance the '88 version usually has. At a mini vertical of '82 to '90 a couple of months ago, the '88 was my favorite, although each of us chose a different vintage for that honor. This bottle gained flavor and style as I nursed it for a couple of hours and became clearly outstanding. Seems fully mature and not too acidic for complete enjoyment now.
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5/18/2006 - sprnplr wrote: 98 Points
Wow. Much more rich than any other champagne that I have had. Full, but perfectly balanced. Like a rich mousse. Does it get any better than this?
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5/13/2006 - andeaj wrote: 98 Points
This wine continues to amaze. I have consumed over 2 cases of it since its release and remain crazy about it. While it has evolved, the one constant has been perfect balance. This is Krug at its best.
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4/29/2006 - sdr wrote: 97 Points
My favorite (barely) from a magnificent vertical of the Krug MV, '90, '89, '88, '85 and '82 we all enjoyed at the Schweitz's just after Patrick's wedding. Each of us had a different favorite since they were all brilliant in their own way. The '88 is gaining some color, a slightly dark yellow; the mousse is active with minute bubbles, but not explosive. Interesting nose I cannot recall exactly, partly because it was so elusive, subtle and complex. Medium full weight, simple gorgeous flavors of mature Krug including the usual oak and caramel but with something extra too. Seems just about "à point" now in 750s. Less top heavy than the ultra rich '89, more evolved than the '90 and '85 and fresher than the '82, it doesn't get much better than this.
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4/22/2006 - GreenDrazi wrote: 96 Points
Atlanta Off-line with Ron Kramer (Bones Restaurant, Atlanta, GA): Deep, golden hue with near perfect mousse. Detailed, delicate, yet floral nose of toasty nuts and cream. Yeast, biscuits, hazelnuts and almond flavors yielding to vanilla and oak tightly wrapped in sharp, crisp, spry acidity that just explodes on the palate. A tremendous finish that just never quit.
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4/21/2006 - psmith wrote: 94 Points
Delicious - the best bottle of this I've had. Boldly stated Krug yeasty notes, lots of almonds and dough supported by youthful acidity and a vibrant mousse.
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1/1/2006 - psmith wrote: 89 Points
Austere Krug sherried notes. Vinous, but, as has been the case with a number of bottles of this I've had, loses its fizz really quickly. Baked green apple notes. Another in a long string of unremakable (i.e. good but hardly justifying the cost) bottles of this after one really good one.
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1/1/2006 - mrwhy2k wrote: 86 Points
Blind Taste Test from 6 Different Champagnes by 7 different people:
1997 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut - 96
1996 Cuvée Dom Pérignon - 93
N.V. Rene Geoffroy Champagne Cuvee Prestige - 88
1988 Krug Champagne Brut - 86
N.V. Taittinger Champagne Brut La Française - 83
N.V. Korbel Chardonnay Brut Methode Champenoise - 80
Results:
The Dom Perignon and Cristal placed top two among a majority of the tasters, while the 1988 Krug surprisingly placed 4th and 5th on many of the lists.
The 1988 Krug has a strong aroma that makes it very distinctive among other champagnes. The color is rich and deeper than any other champagne we viewed. Bold, unique and over powering out times, this champagne actually repulsed some tasters because of its bold nature. A few people thought this bottle may have actually been damaged. However, in a few years this Champaign may settle down and be a treat to drink.
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12/31/2005 - Winetex wrote: 94 Points
This bottle was challenging. It was definitely not corked but when opened had no aromas and little taste and a slightly metallic finish. After being open about an hour it started to come alive and at 1.5 hours it was singing. Maybe this bottle was slightly damaged? Or maybe just asleep. It wasn't up to the previous 88s that I've had so I go with the "slightly damaged" scenario. After it woke up it abused the 96 Bollinger Grand Annee opened with it.
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12/30/2005 - tanglenet wrote:
Opened at an offline in SF. Thick, rich, honeyed with a citrus dry sour finish.
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12/29/2005 - psmith wrote: 90 Points
Eating and drinking my way through San Francisco; 12/26/2005-12/30/2005 (San Francisco, CA): Toasty wood and green (baked) apples on the nose. A bit syrupy. Poor mousse retention. Austere with high acids. Like a wood-aged Chablis. Likely slight heat damage.
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12/22/2005 - Stephan O wrote: 98 Points
A mouthfilling Champagne that provides a stunning combination of heft, depth, and balance, as well as a note-perfect bead and mousse. Yeast, honeyed apple, toast, and slate predominate. More bright than creamy, with a lovely long finish of surprising minerality, this will age well for decades, I'm sure. Stated simply, it's my wine of the year.
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11/6/2005 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
Lively, full and rich - not as distinctive as some past bottles - but my palate is very temperamental when it comes to tasting champagnes
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10/26/2005 - AllRed wrote: 98 Points
Opened to celebrate the White Sox winning the World Series. Gold color, with a fine mousse. Initially some doughy aromas, followed by orange blossom, almonds, cashews, toast and ginger. Wow. The palate is incredibly rich, and as Domino said, almost decadent. It's really focused, and there's a great balance and crispness to it. Very complex, with lots of flavors.
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9/23/2005 - bperez wrote: 100 Points
I'm reluctant to award 100 points to any wine, but if there's a better champagne out there. I want to know it. I'll never have enough of this wine. Rich golden color, nutty and creamy with perfect balance and acidity. Benchmark wine for me and always an multi-sensory experience.
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9/16/2005 - Wrighty wrote: 97 Points
Enterprise's Studio 'soft' opening (Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong): Have had several times before and always good but not outstanding: this was; WOTN. Great structure and mousse with perfectly balanced acidity and fruit to give a refreshing zippy, for its age, champagne. Very delicate.
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7/25/2005 - Koods wrote:
WOW! incredible nose of toasted sourdough bread and caramel and walnut. the palate was rich and layered, hazelnuts, lemon zest, roasted cashews, great texture and nuance, this was out of control. this may be mispriced - its that much better to my palate than anything bubbly that I've tasted.
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7/10/2005 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 95 Points
Gary Margol Offline (Bentley Hotel London): Much less aged than a bottle earlier in the week. Light straw, conference pear, ever so slightly candied on the nose. Very bright acidity, very full 'Krug' body, very weighty, long fine finish. Needs time
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7/7/2005 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Initial big fat bullying bubbles that soon rise leaving a lively pin head size fizz.
Mid straw-gold colour.
Gorgeous nose of ripe pear and black cherry with a toasty yeast character that you only find in old champagne.
Sparkling acidity on approach that gains weight and depth to a lush fat and powerful midpalate.
Great depth, evolves nicely on the finish leaving a weighty rounded and very long slightly saline finish.
Beginning to move to a nuttier, almond and caramel style that will mark the final decades of this wines life.
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6/22/2005 - jamiekutch wrote: 96 Points
S.F. - Rubicon High End Rhone Wines (Rubicon, S.F.): Light golden color. Focus of breadbox aromas and some creamy yeast. Great intensity and bright acidity. A monumental AGED champagne. Amazing structure, mouth feel, and length of finish on this bubbly.
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5/3/2005 - CSteefel wrote: 97 Points
1982-83-89 Bordeaux at Masa's in San Francisco: Golden yellow in color, this wine shows a faint oxidative note, but one that dissipates with time in the glass. Beautiful, powerful, nuanced nose of nuts, toast, and a hint of truffles. In the mouth, intense flavors and outstanding palate coverage, with strong bracing acids really amplifying the flavors and giving a very lively, even youthful character to the wine. Outstanding cut and definition on the long finish, this has to be best Champagne I have ever tasted. Still some good life ahead of it, particularly given the powerful acidic structure.
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5/3/2005 - cassetta wrote: 96 Points
Light gold. Has a deceivingly mature nose of brioche and roasted hazelnuts. This Champy is anything but mature though. Vibrant acidity with incredible concentration of citrus fruit and a hint of chalk on the palate. GREAT Champagne and will probably improve with another 5 years of cellaring and hold for another 5-8 years (disclaimer: I really like mature Champagne), if ideally stored.
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5/3/2005 - PaulH wrote: 97 Points
Medium gold color, very fine mousse, big attention-getting palate with LOADS of acidity. Sweet ripe finish. A monster wine which is easily the best champagne I've ever tasted.
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4/29/2005 - Will wrote:
In line with the NV version, just much better (if that was possible!). Incredibly yeasty, fresh bread aromas and some oak/vanilla notes. The sheer power of this wine is amazing, with an incredible finish. Truly one of the greatest champagnes I've ever had.
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3/19/2005 - Eric wrote:
A 98 point dinner at Steve Cramer's (West Seattle, WA, USA): This was my first Krug, and it was a stunning counterpoint to the tight, young 1996 Dom. Freaking A, what a nose on this with yeasty smells of baking bread smothered in vanilla cream but delivered subtly and elegantly. Very, very fine. The palate is equally exquisite and precise, initially very restrained (it was poured very cold) but as it warmed it became sublime, lightly toasty, an equal joy to drink.
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2/26/2005 - Greg W wrote: 96 Points
The OC Tasting Group does California Cab (Pinot Provence Restaurant - Costa Mesa): Haven't had a ton of experience with Champagne, but I really liked this one. Lots of zing - citrus notes - love the balance with the acidity. Great finish. Excellent.
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2/13/2005 - otisabdul wrote: 97 Points
Tasted in Amsterdam, courtesy of Stevie Cage. Deep gold color. Fresh but serious bouquet, with a fine laser-like bead. Incredibly focused. Crisp yet rich. Notes of citrus and meringue. Long persistent finish. The best champagne I've ever had, eclipsing the Krug Grande Cuvee.
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2/1/2005 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Delicious! Toasty nose, steely palate. 2/05
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11/7/2004 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points
Emjoyed this much more than last time - less oxidative character, or perhaps it was just that the richness of the fruit this time balanced it out. Fruitcake rich. Impressive.
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10/9/2004 - Blair Curtis wrote: 93 Points
Delyap's Killer '99 Cabathon (An unnamed, very hospitable restaurant): Toasty brioche nose. On the palate, tight and lemony with solid acidity. Steely, pure and clean - very bright. Smooth mousse with tiny bubbles and fine finish. Feels and looks (lighter color) much younger than the '85 Salon paired with it.
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10/1/2004 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Medium yellow color. Rull rich toasty aroma. Lively acidity and rich fruit in a toasty style. Compared favorably to a 88 Salon next to it, but bottle might have been in better shape. 10/04
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6/30/2004 - Alpine wrote: 94 Points
1988 Krug, Very cold and as a result tight and closed when first poured. As the wine warmed in the glass the light aromas of yeast, nuts and bread shown through. The wine has great depth of flavor and length. It is somewhat closed and tight in comparison to the 1985 that a similar group have about a month ago. The 1985 is drinking better right now. This 1988 will not be hurt from further cellaring.
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6/24/2004 - Double-A Likes this wine: 95 Points
Medium gold colour. Highly complex nose showing mature apples, dried citrus, florals, toast, yeasty, baked bread and earth. Dry, fresh and assertive palate with good length. Tasted in presentation with winemaker Nicolas Audebert.
4/5
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6/1/2004 - Winetex wrote: 96 Points
Aromas of brioche, hazelnut and a hard to identify floral. Like a big mountain in the middle, still tight, but then a great finish. Big acids but simply stellar. As Alohaj notes this one is still young although the bottle we had may have been further along than the one he tried. $$$
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2/7/2004 - DChan wrote: 97 Points
This eclipses even my beloved 1989, although at present the '89 is more evolved and provides more complete drinking. This '88 began very much as a red wine, but evolved quickly into something lighter with wonderfully long notes of coconut. No aged yeasty/brioche flavors yet - this wine is extremely young. I don't have enough experience to know how something like this will age, but it blew me away already.
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1/30/2004 - jeff nowak wrote: 91 Points
delightful opener, but i should have sought out the pure chardonnay. i dropped the ball on this one. i wanted a krug, and settled for what i could find locally at the last minute. my only regret. it's a very good wine with a super finish. i've had the most champagne experience with this vintage, so i can say without reservation, buy the salon.
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12/31/2003 - twoamps wrote: 95 Points
best french champagne ever had. Mellowed nicely, none of the floral note that we dislike on other french champagnes. Just a little nutty. a lot yeasty, a lot of other good flavors even some lemon. Worth every penny.
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12/31/2003 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 88 Points
Colour somewhere between dark yellow and amber. Somewhat closed on the nose, but did reveal some chocolate truffle and honey. Somewhat "narrow" in the mouth, not really firing on all cylinders. Seemed a hair bitter towards the finish. However a wine of incredible density of fruit. Really packed with stuffing, but extremely tight at the moment. I suppose this will come around with a lot more bottle age, but last night it was definitely not showing its best.
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12/7/2003 - R2-D2 wrote: 97 Points
Clearly the most powerful and rich champagne these lips have layed claim too. This displays such an intense, yet focused acidity that it should not be consumed now. Wait ten years and you will be rewarded with such a wonderful mouthful of berries, ginger, hazelnuts, lime and toast.
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8/1/2003 - dod Likes this wine: 100 Points
Best Champagne I have ever tasted
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6/1/2003 - sdr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium color, medium mousse. Somewhat disjointed. Released about 6 months ago. Classical caramel and toast. Medium weight. Needs a year or two to harmonize.
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12/31/2002 - JeffGMorris wrote:
Citrus nose with little or no yeastiness. Miniscule bubbles and very dry with a long lime finish. This changed over the evening and we saved some to have at midnight.
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12/6/2002 - peternelson wrote: 96 Points
Red Carpet: Rich brilliant gold; apples & pears; bisquity, woody, also slight apricots, huge nose; Ultra fine bubbles;***Beaut. rich nose, yeasty, very elegant U full of character. Amazing!
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11/23/2002 - peternelson wrote: 95 Points
Red Carpet: Lighter yeast than Bollinger 95, big acids, almond nose; flavorful in mth, toasty fin., long & complex; still tasted fin. in the car.
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